he had recovered that Kingdom he would forthwith from thence invade the Turks Dominions in Grecia Which great attempt the haughty King was enduced to take in hand by the perswasion of divers of his Nobility but especially the solicitation of Lodovious Sfortia Duke of Millan whereby the whole state of Italy was in short time after sore shaken and Sfortia himself Author of those troubles at last carried away by the French miserably ended his days as a Prisoner in France Alphonsus the Neapolitan King doubting the greatness of the French King his Enemy entred into a confederation with certain of the States of Italy against the French but especially with Alexander the Sixth then Bishop of Rome for the better assurance whereof he gave his base Daughter in Marriage to Godfrey Borgia the Bishops Son and made him Prince of Carinula his other Son Francis he entertained also in great pay to serve him in his Wars And by his Embassador Pandonius Camillus lately returned out of France gave Bajazet to understand what the French King had purposed against them both requesting him to aid him with six thousand Horsemen and as many Foot against their common Enemy promising to give them honourable entertainment during those Wars And to futher the matter Alexander the great Bishop sent George Bucciard a Ligurian skilful in the Turkish Language Embassador to Bajazet to declare unto him with what great preparation both by Sea and Land the young French King desirous of honour and the enlargement of his Kingdom was about to invade Naples and then with what great power after he had dispatched his Wars in Italy he purposed to pass over into Grecia and that he had to that end earnestly travelled with him to have Zemes his Brother delivered into his hands whom he desired to use as a most fit instrument for the troubling of his State and Empire by reason of his many Friends yet that his Holiness having the French in distrust as a proud and ambitious People as also careful for the danger of the City of Rome and of the State of Italy in general had entred into a confederation with Alphonsus King of Naples with their united Forces to withstand that proud Nation both by Sea and Land wanting nothing more for the accomplishment thereof than Mony by which means only Bajazet might as he said provide for the safety of his Kingdom in Grecia if he would put to his helping hand to furnish them with Mony for the entertainment of Souldiers forasmuch as the City of Rome and the Kingdom of Naples were the surest Walls of that side of the Othoman Empire if he not altogether refusing the charge would not spare for a little cost to maintain the War rather in that forreign Country than to receive it brought home to his own door concluding That it were much more commodious and easie with his Treasures to repress his Enemies in a strange Country afar off than by dint of sword and plain battel in his own A thing by experience well known That they which have neglected and set at nought remote dangers for sparing of charge have afterwards been inforced with greater danger to receive the same into their own bosoms when as they were become desperate and past remedy Bajazet who both by his Espials and often Letters and Embassadors from Alphonsus knew all this to be true gave great thanks to the Bishop by his Embassador for that he sitting in so high place did so friendly and in so good time admonish him both a Stanger and of a contrary Religion of things of so great consequence yet for answer he willed him to return again unto his Master with one Dautius his Embassador who should carry with him both Mony and other his secret resolutions concerning those matters Among other things given him in charge was an Epistle written in Greek wherein the barbarous King with great cunning perswaded the Bishop to poison Zemes his Brother as a man of a Religion altogether contrary to his for indeed of him alone for his great Vertues Bajazet stood in fear and doubt lest he should by some chance escape out of Prison to the troubling of his State. For the performance of this his request he promised faithfully to pay unto the Bishop two hundred thousand Ducats and never after so long as he lived to take up Arms against the Christians Otherwise than had his Father Mahomet and his Grandfather Amurath done who both as deadly Enemies unto the name of Christians never ceased by continual Wars to work their woe But George the Bishops Embassador and Dautius travelling towards Italy and having now happily passed the Adriatick as they were about to have landed at Ancona were boarded by Io. Rovereus Brother to Iulianus the Cardinal a man of great account in those quarters and clean quit of their Treasure and whatsoever else they had aboard Rovereus pretending for the defence of the Fact That the Bishop did owe him a great sum of Mony due unto him for his good service done in the time of Innocentius his Predecessor for which he now paid himself Neither could the Bishop much troubled with that injury ever after recover one part thereof although he threatned vengeance with Fire and Sword and also sought for recompence of the Venetians whom it concerned to save the Turks harmless in those Seas for why Rovereus bearing himself upon the French which were now upon coming whose faction he followed kept the Mony and set at nougt the Bishops thundering Curses and vain Threats Dautius himself Bajazets Embassador being set on shore was glad to go on foot to Ancona and so from thence passing up the River Padus came to Franciscus Gonzaga Duke of Mantua of whom for the ancient Friendship betwixt him and Bajazet he was courteously entertained and furnished both with Mony and Apparel and so spoiled returned into Grecia to carry news unto his Master how he had sped When Bajazet understood by Dautius the evil success he had in his late journey he forthwith sent Mustapha one of the Bassaes of the Court unto the great Bishop Alexander with like instructions as he had before given to Dautius who with better hap arrived in Italy and came to Rome in safety where he forgot no part of that was given him in charge by his great Master But amongst many other things the life of Zemes was that he most sought for at the Bishops hands At the same time which was in the year 1495 the French King Charles the Eighth of that name year 1495. passing through the heart of Italy with a strong Army against Alphonsus King of Naples and taking his way without leave through the City of Rome so terrified Alexander the Bishop who as we have before said altogether favoured and as much as in him lay furthered the cause of Alphonsus that he was glad to yield to all such Articles and Conditions as it pleased him then to demand not purposing
a daily apprehension of Death At his first coming to the Empire he caused the Persian Ambassador to be set at liberty whom his Brother Achmat had caused to be restrained contrary to the publick Faith for that News came unto the Court of some Combustions raised by the Persian After which he sent speedily to the Bassa of Buda in Hungary commanding him to entertain the Treaty of Peace made by his Predecessor with the Emperour inviolably Yet notwithstanding he carried himself during the small time of his Reign insolently and cruelly for violating the Laws of Nations he had ill intreated the Baron of Mole or Sancy Ambassador to the most Christian King setting Guards upon him as a Prisoner having caused his People to be put in Prison and tortured after their manner The reason of this Indignity which Mustapha did unto the French Ambassador and to his People grew upon an occasion which will require an ample Discourse for the better understanding of that which hath gone before After the Overthrow and taking of the Princes of Moldavia Prince Coresky as you have heard was brought by Skinder Bassa to Constantinople whereat the Grand Seignior was wonderfully well pleased for that he was held even by his Enemies for one of the most valiant and redoubted Princes of Christendom wherefore he was sent away Prisoner and confined to the Towers of the black Sea the which are distant five miles from Constantinople a place appointed for the guard of Prisoners of great Quality and Importance such as he was He was shut up with a French Captain called Rigaut in a little Chamber which was on the top of one of those Towers in which Chamber there was a Window capable for a Man to pass through and yet it had no bars for that the height of the place freed it from all suspicion This Prince was much sollicited by the Turk to become a Renegado as the Princes Alexander and Bougdan his Brothers-in-law had done but he resisted it with a generous Resolution resolving rather to die in that tedious Captivity than to commit so base an Act against God and his Conscience The which being made known unto the King of Polonia it moved him to compassion and made him write to the French Ambassador and to intreat him to be a means that this Prince might be put to Ransome and freed from Captivity at what price soever the which the Ambassador durst not undertake although he desired it much for that he had no Charge from the King his Master The Emperour's Ambassador did what possibly he could knowing how much the Liberty of this Prince might be available to Christendome for which Considerations the Turk would not yield in any sort to suffer him to be released so as the Friends of this Captive Prince were out of hope ever to see him at liberty But most commonly in such Extremities the Almighty works by the secret Instruments of his divine Providence and gives assistance unto them that fear him when as all humane help and hope fails as you may understand in the sequel of this History whence grew the Ambassador's Affront which he received About the same time there had been a Lady taken out of Podolia with a fair young Daughter of hers and a Maid-Servant by the Tartarians who sold them unto a Turk and he brought them unto Constantinople to make his Profit This Lady who was a Christian hearing nothing from her Husband for the space of nine months went accompanied with her Daughter to the French Ambassador's House which was at Pera to crave his Aid and Assistance where his Secretary who was called Martine moved with Compassion and Love promised unto them all Service and afterwards assured the Mother That if she would promise he should marry her Daughter he would endeavour to redeem them from Captivity whereunto the Ladies yielded and they passed their Promise in Writing to the Secretary whereupon he payed two thousand and five hundred Crowns for their Ransome and sent them home into their Country Being returned the Lady made her Husband and the rest of her Friends acquainted how they had been freed from Captivity and of the Contract of Marriage which was past between her Daughter and the French Ambassador's Secretary but the Father did altogether dislike of this Marriage for that Martine he said was no Gentleman and had not an Estate to entertain his Daughter according to her Quality The Mother advertised Martine soon after of the Father's Refusal protesting unto him That he alone was the hinderance and as for the Mony which he had disbursed for their Ransome they would send it unto him if he pleased to Constantinople with Interest Martine was much discontented and divers Letters and Expostulations past betwixt them but he could not obtain the Execution of his desire and their promise whereupon he grew full of Grief and Melancholy and thereupon went to visit Prince Coresky who was in the Black Tower to make his Complaint unto him and to take his Advice what course were best for him to follow He made his Excuse that he had been sent by his Master to carry the Prince some Money as he had done at other times who making the Prince acquainted with his Discontent for that he knew these Podolians and had formerly allowed of the Suit which he had made to this Virgin he comforted him saying That if he might by any means get out of Prison he would willingly supply the Defects which they objected against him and would maintain him against all that should oppose themselves against his accomplishing of his Desires year 1618 This made Martine study by what means he might free the Prince to the end he might bind him to succour him when he was at liberty and Love which is many times the Author of many goodly Inventions suggested one unto him which was very subtile and difficult to execute which was to send unto Prince Coresky a bottom of Packthread in a little Pye which he sent him with other meat advertising him by a Letter that upon a certain night concluded betwixt them he should put down the Packthread at his Chamber-Window whereunto a Ladder of Cords should be tied by the which he might descend from the Tower the which was afterwards punctually effected not by Martine himself but by a Greek Priest who lived in Constantinople to whom he had imparted his Enterprise and had ingaged him upon hope of great reward from the Prince In the mean time Martine doubting that he should be suspected to practise this Escape resolved to be gone and took leave of the Ambassador whom he gave to understand that he had some special urgent Affairs which did press his speedy Return into France and therefore he left the Execution of his Design to the Greek Priest who failed not at the time appointed to do as the Secretary had directed him The Prince having drawn up this Ladder of Ropes with the help of his Packthread
and Succour to an Ally and to maintain the Bulwark of Christendom against Infidels and Enemies to the Christian Cause 't is such a piece of Bravery as cannot be parallelled with all its Circumstances in any History of past Ages and therefore with much Reason and Justice were his Praises celebrated over all the Christian World and the Poets and other refined Wits in diverse Countries and different Languages exercised their Pens in Panegyricks and Elogies striving to out-vy and surpass each other in the Excesses of Praise which how Hyperbolical soever could never reach to the imputation of Flattery We shall repeat one which was composed at Rome by Guicciardin Procur Gen. of the Celestines ELOGIUM JOANNI SOBIESCO Dominatione Polonico Lituanico Liberatione Austriaco Pannonico Profligatione Ottomanico Tracico Religione Christianissimo Pietate Cattolico Zelo obsequio Apostolico Inter Reges Praestantissimo Inter Duces Invictissimo Inter Imperatores citra fabulos Solo nomine tremebundo Solo aspectu Hostes profliganti CUI Gloria Militaris Regnum peperit Clementia firmavit Meritum perennabit QUI Raro Probitatis Religionis exemplo Propria deserens Aliena defendenâ— Docuit quo pacto sacra Foederum Iura Incantur Colantur Perficiantur Ottomanicam Lunam fulgentissimo Crucis Vexillo Aeternam Eclypsim Minitantem Adeo proprie fortiterque è Christianorum finibus eliminavit Ut unum idem fuerit VENISSE VIDISSE VICISSE Inter igitur Christiani Orbis plausus Inter vindicatae Religionis Imperii laetitiam Inter cruentatae Lunae extrema deliquia Agnoscant Praesentes credant Posteri Non tantum nascenti Evangelio quo promulgaretur Sed jam promulgato ne profligaretur Utrobique fuisse missum à DEO Hominem CUI NOMEN ERAT IOANNES Del P. Maest. Guicciardini Procur Gener. Dei Celesâ—ini in Roma Which Noble and Heroick Action would have remained on the Records of History to all Posterity in honour of this King had he not afterwards sullied and tarnished the Glory thereof by condescending and stooping to Actions as low and mean as this was Sublime and only worthy of the Dignity of a Heroe as we shall show in the following Year But to return again from whence we have digressed the Emperor and King having passed their Complements Prince Alexander Son of the King whom his Father presented with the Complement of having Enlisted himself early into the Service of his Imperial Majesty The young Prince by order of his Father had habited himself in the German Fashion and was admitted to Kiss the Emperor's Hand as were all the Persons of Quality belonging to the Army and Court of Poland The King after having viewed the Riches taken in the Vizier's Tent which he assumed to himself as the Reward of his own Atchievements Out of Complement he sent to the Emperor to make tender of one half of the Booty accompanying the Message with the Tugh or Horse-tayl on a Staff with a brass Knob on the top which was one of the three Staves of Authority carried before the Vizier Such another kind of Present like this being Mahomet's Standard he sent to the Pope which being Gifts of no great Value more than for the Curiosity of them he frankly and really offered but as to half the Prey it was generally believed that his Majesty was well informed before-hand that the Emperor was of too generous a Nature to accept thereof and would not have been so prodigal of his Offers had he imagined he should have been taken at his word But it is not here to be forgotten that after the Bishop of Newdorf had sung Te Deum before the Emperor and performed the other Ceremonies which lasted for the space of four Hours at the Conclusion of all when the Emperor was come out of the Church the Arch-Bishop of Vienna turned him about and pointed to the Spirâ— of the Cathedral Steeple Behold Sir said he that Spar which issues from the Spire at the end of which is a Star within the Crescent or Half-moon and consider that that Monument was there fixed in the Year 1529 when Soliman Besieged the City and was so to remain by Compact with the Citizens conditionally That the Turks should not batter the Steeple with their Cannon And now whereas that Article was broken by the continual Shootings which the Enemy had made against it at the last Siege it is but reason that the Crescent should be taken down and in Memory of the present Deliverance that a Cross should be erected in the place thereof for which the Emperor having given present Orders they were accordingly executed On the 10th the Duke of Saxony returned home with his Troops which speedy departure so soon after the raising of the Siege which seemed too short a time for Refreshment of his Soldiery was interpreted for a Sign of Discontent perhaps to see the Poles Rewarded with the greatest Spoils and the Auxiliaries neglected as if they had no Share or Merit in the Victory The Emperor finding his Palace much ruined and unfurnished at Vienna staid but few days there before he returned to Lintz where he intended to remain until the Repairs of Court and City were made and the Walls and Trenches cleared of the dead Bodies which rendred the Air Unhealthful and Infectious During the time of his stay at Vienna he took delight to visit the Retrenchments and Fortifications which the Defendants had made behind the Walls and Bastions to dispute every Foot and Inch of Ground as occasion had required He also surveyed the Batteries Trenches and Approaches of the Enemy and saw the Stores of Ammunition and Provisions which they had left behind them which served again to recruit and replenish the Arsenal at Vienna The List and Account whereof was as followeth Six Thousand five Hundred Tents four Thousand five Hundred Barrels of Powder six Thousand weight of Lead 20.000 Granado Shells eight Thousand Hand-granadoes 11.000 Shovels and Pickaxes one Thousand six Hundred weight of Match two Thousand five Hundred Fire-balls 52 Hundred weight of Pitch eleven Hundred weight of Oyl of Petolium and of Tar and five Hundred Thousand of Lincet-oyl Ninety five Hundred of Salt-peter five Thousand one Hundred Pieces of coarse Linnen two Hundred Thousand Hair Sacks for carrying Earth and Sand eighty one Hundred weight of Barrs of Iron and Horse-shooes an Hundred Ladles for melting Pitch two Hundred weight of Pack-thread and Thongs made of Camels Hides and Buffoloes Leather for binding four Thousand Sheeep-skins two Thousand Halberts four Hundred Scythes and Scycles five Hundred and sixty Barrels of Guns for use of the Ianisaries Fifty two Sacks of Cotton and Cotton-yarn one Thousand five Hundred Wool-sacks empty two Thousand Plates of Iron for covering Targets an Hundred and twenty three Hundred weight of Greese and Tallow two Hundred thirty Powder-horns two Thousand six Hundred Baggs for Powder four pair of Smith's Bellows for a Forge twenty one Instruments or Engines for raising
worthy such a Traitor The oration of the Gâ—eat Masâ—â—r to the rest of the Knights aâ—d Souldiers to encourage them valiantly to withstand the Turks Eight hundred Turks slain Treason against the Great Master discovered and the Traitors executed Two thousand â—ive hundred Turks slain in the Assault The resolute answer of the Great Master A fair Breach made by force of the Turks battery The Bassa raiseth his Siege Achmetes landeth his Army in Apulia near to Otranto and spoileth the Country Otranto taken by the Turks Mahomet dieth at Geivisen in Bithynia not without suspition of poison He is buried at Conâ—â—antinople The description of Mahomet The Sons of Mahomet Mustapha Bajazet and Zemes Otranto yielded by the Turks upon composition Dissention among the Turks about the Succession Bajazet comeâ—â— Conâ—â—tinople Zemes riseth against his Brother Bajazet Bajazet goeth against Zemes Achmetes made General of Bajazet his Army Zemes flyeth in into Syria Zemes his Speech to Caytbeâ—us Sultan of Egypt Catâ—â—ius the Egyptian Sultan sendeth Embâ—ssadors to Bajâ—zâ—t The King of Caramania soliciteth Zemes to take up Arms against Bajazet Zemes flieth to Sea. Zemes his Letters to his Brother Bajazet Zemes flieth to the Rhodes The description of Zemes. Aâ—hmetes his death contrivâ—d Achmetes his Son stirreth up the Ianizaries to help his Father Bajazet for fear delivereth Achmetes to the Ianizaries Achmetes slain Bajazet purposeth to destroy the Ianizaries Bajazet invaâ—eth Moldavia Mary great Princes sâ—e to the Master oâ— the Rhodes foâ— Zâ—mes Bajazet invadeth Carâ—mania Tarsus in Cilicia yieldeth to Bajazet A long and terrible battel betwixt Bajazet and the King of Caramania Achmetes being discomfited is taken Prisoner and sent to Caire A long and terrible Battel betwixt the Turks and the Mamalukes The Turks flie away by night A Peace concluded betwixt Bajazet and Caytbeius Alphonsus King of Naples and Alexander Bishop of Rome crave aid of Bajazet against Charles the French King. Bajazet sendeth Dautius his Embassador to Alexander Bishop of Rome Jo. Roverâ—us robbeth the Turks Embassadors Zemes dieth poisoned by Alexander Bishop of Rome The evil life of Caesar Borgia The death of Caesar Borgia The French King invadeth Naples Ferdinand departeth from Capua to pacifie an uprore at Naples A most resolved act of King Ferdinand Charles the Frâ—nch King received into Naples A great League made by divers Christian Princes against the French King. Ferdinand recovereth his Kingdom of Naples from the French and dieth The death of Charles the French King. The Turks invade Podolla and Rassia and in their return are for the most part lost Friuli part of the Venetian Territory spoiled by the Turks A Fight at Sea betwixt the Turks and the Venetians Lepanto yielded to the Turks Methone besieged both by Sea and Land by Bajazet Methone taken by the Turks Corone Pilus and Crisseum yieldeth to the Turks Cephalenia taken by â—he Venetians Pylos taken from the Tâ—rks and again yielded unto them Dyrrachium taken by the Turks Mytâ—lene besieged The Siege of Mytilene broken up Neritos taken by the Venetians A Peace concluded betwixt Bajazet and the Venetians Bajazet in danger to have been slain by a Dervislar or Turkish Monk. Bajazet by nature peaceable The Turks and Persians diâ—â—er not about the interpretation of their Law but about the true Successor of their great Prophet Mahomet Haider marrieth Martha the daughter of the great King Usun Cassanes Haider Erdebil secretly murdred The beginning of the Cuselbassas Hysmael his behaviour in the time of his exile Hysmael retâ—rneth into Armenia and recovereth his Inheritance Sumachia taken by Hysmael Hysmael cometh to Tauris Hysmael taketh the City of Tauris and defaced the Tomb of his Uncle Jacup Hysmael goeth against the Persian King. Elvan the Persian King slain Hysmael goth against Moratchamus Hysmael exceedingly beloved and honoured of his Subjects Chasen Chelife and Techellis invade the Turks Dominions Hysmael sends Embassadors unto the Venetians to joyn in League with them against Bajazet Orchanes and Mahometes two of Bajazet his Nephews overthrown by Techellis The battel between Caragoses and Techellis Techelliâ— besiegeth Caragoses the Viceroy in the City of Cutaie Caragoses the Viceroy with his Wives and Children taken by Techellis in the City of Cuâ—aie Bajazet sendeth Alis Bassa out of Europe against Techellis The batâ—el betwixt Alis Bassa and Techellis Chasan Câ—â—life slain Alis Bassa slain Jonuses Bassa 〈◊〉 by Bajazet General 〈◊〉 his Army against Techellis Techellis burnt at Tauris A great Earthquake at Constantinople The Children of Bajazet Mahometes disguised as a seafaring man cometh to Constantinople and so to the Court. Mahometes poysoned by Asmehemedi Asmehemedi justly rewarded for his Treachery Selymus aided by Mahometes his Father in law riseth against his Father Bajazet sendeth Embassadors to Selymus Presents given to Selymus by his Fathers Embassadors Bajazet would appoint his Successor whilst he yet lived Bajazet seekeâ—h to prefer Achomates unto the Empire Selymus marcheth with his Army toward Hadrianople Selymus his dissembling Embassage unto his Father Selymus overtaketh his Father The chief men about Bajazet secâ—etly favour Selymus and disswade him from giving him Battel Cherseogles Bassa the only great man faithful to Bajazet pâ—rswadeth him to give Battel to Selymus Bajazet's Speech to the Souldiers and Ianizaries of the Court. The common sort of the Ianizaries faithful to Bajazet desire battel The battel betwixt Bajazet and Selymus Selymus his Army discomfited The â—stiâ—ation Selymus â—â—d of his horse whereon he escaped from his Father Bajazet willing to prefer Achomates to the Empire Achomates inciteth his two Sons Amurathes and Aladin to take part with him against their Grandfather Bajazet Bajazet sendeth Embassadoâ—s â—o Achomates Achomates killeâ—h hâ—s Fatâ—ers â—mbassador Achomates proclaimed Traitor The crafty oration of the great Bassa Mustapha to Bajazet for the bringing home of Selymus Corcutus cometh to Constantinople Corcutus his oration to his Father Bajazet Bajazet comforteth Corcutus and promiseth to resign to him the Empire aâ—ter that Selymus was passed over into Asia Bajazet his crafty Speech unto his Son Selymus The crafty dissimulation of Selymus The blunt speech of Mustapha to Bajazet persuading him to resign the Empire to Selymus The resolute answer of old Bajazet to Mustapha and the other Bassaes Corcutus flyeth Selymus practiseth with Haman a Iew Bajazet his Physitian to poyson him Bajazet poysoned by the Iew. The 〈◊〉 of Bajazet Selymus causeth two of his Faâ—hers Pagis to be put to death for mourning for their Master Haman the Iew justly rewarded for his treachery Paluus Jovius Illust. virorum Elog. lib. 4. Selymus going into Asia against his Brother Achomates Selymus murthereth five of his Brothers Sons Selymus seeketh after the lives of Amurat and Aladin the Sons of Achomates his Brother Ufegâ— Bassa taken Prisoner Mustapha Bassa shamefully murthered Ufegi Bassa put to death Selymus tâ—keth the spoil of his Brother Corcutus Corcutus taken The lamentable death of Corcâ—tus Treason against Selymus discovered Sinan Bassa discomfited by Achomates
proceed in his honourable Enterprise assuring him of the good Success thereof and with all the reasons he could devise impugned that which Caly-Bassa had said And of the same opinion with Zoganus was also the third Bassa rather of purpose to cross Caly-Bassa and withall to sit the Kings humor than for any great hope he had in the good Success of that he so much desired Howbeit the Speech he and Zoganus delivered so well agreed with the Kings affection that he resolved to continue the Siege and thereupon gave full Authority to Zoganus to appoint a day for a great and general Assault to he given resolving at once to engage all his Forces upon the winning of the City Which charge Zoganus gladly took upon him and with his good liking appointed the 29 th day of May for the general Assault being then the Tuesday next following In the mean time he sent one Ismael the Son of Alexander Prince of Sinope Embassador unto the Emperor to offer him Peace but upon such hard Conditions as were no less to be refused than death it self Which thing he did partly to satisfie the minds of his Turks who are for most part of opinion That God will not prosper them in their Assaults except they first make unto their Enemies some offer of Peace how unreasonable soever it forceth not and partly to make proof what confidence the Enemy yet had in himself for the holding out of the Siege But that dishonourable Peace so offered together with the intollerable Conditions was by the Emperor honourably refused who no less feared the Turks Faith if he should have accepted thereof than he did the hardness of the Conditions Three days before this fatal Assault was to be given the Turks according to their manner kept their Solemn Fast eating nothing all the day until night and then making the greatest chear and joy they could devise and in the winding up of the same took their leave one of another with such kissing and imbracing as if they should never have met again At the same time Mahomet to encourage his Souldiers caused Proclamation to be made through his Camp That he would freely give all the spoil of the City for three days unto his Souldiers if they could win it and for confirmation thereof solemnly swore the Turks great Oath By the Immortal God and by the four hundred Prophets by Mahomet by his Fathers Soul by his own Children and by the Sword wherewith he was girt faithfully to perform whatsoever he had to them in his Proclamation promised Whilst these things were in doing Caly-Bassa disdaining that his counsel was rejected and the Opinion of his Adversaries followed by secret Letters advertised the Emperor of the day appointed for the general Assault together with all the preparation made against him peswading him not to be afraid of them who were themselves no less afraid of him but carefully to provide to have all things in readiness for the defence of his City and valiantly to withstand the rash and last Attempt of his Enemies This woful Emperor had already done what he could to the uttermost of his Power for defence of the City all the time of the Siege but such was the disloyalty of the Citizens his Subjects that many times they could hardly be drawn from their private Trades and Occupations unto the Walls to withstand the Enemy foolishly affirming That it was to no purpose for them to sight against the Turks at the Breaches and to starve for Food at home in their houses For which cause the Emperor commanded a View to be taken of all the Corn in the City which then began to grow very scarce but upon diligent search made such store was found in many Mens hands which was by them either altogether kept in to sell afterwards at unreasonable prizes or else so sparingly uttered as if they had none to spare as that it appeared the death and scarcity which then began to increase to proceed rather of the covetousness of men than of any true want of Grain this store the Emperor caused to be proportionably divided unto every Family at reasonable prizes according to their spending and so eased the great murmuring and grudging of the common people for Bread. The Grecian mercinary Souldiers also regarding more their own private Profit than the Publick Service refused any longer to go to the Walls than they were sure of their daily pay which the poor Emperor otherwise unable to give them was glad to convert the Church-Plate and Jewels into Money to content them For he had many times before with tears in vain requested to have borrowed money of his covetous Subjects to have been employed in the defence of the City but they would still swear that they had it not as men grown poor for want of Trade which in few days after their Enemies found in such abundance that they wondred at their Wealth and derided their folly that possessing so much they would bestow so little in defence of themselves and their Country But this had been their usual manner of dealing with their Emperors in that declining State of the Empire as well appeared in the time of the Emperor Baldwin who for lack of money was glad first to sell away many of the goodly Ornaments of the City and afterwards to Pawn his own Son unto the Venerian Merchants for Money to maintain his State as in the former part of this History is declared But to return again to the course of our History The Emperor certainly advertised of the Enemies purpose for the general Assault shortly to be given first commended the defence of himself and the City to the Protection of the Almighty by general fasting and prayer and afterwards appointed every Captain and Commander to some certain place of the Wall for defence thereof which was done by the direction of Io. Iustinianus his General in whose valour the Constantinopolitans had reposed their greatest hope But the City being on every side now beset with the Turks great Army and the Defendants in number but few for so great a City in compass eight miles the Walls could but slenderly in many places be manned and especially on both sides toward the Sea where indeed least danger was The greatest strength and best Souldiers were placed for defence of the utter Wall where the Breach was and the Assault expected by Land. Iustinianus the General himself with three hundred Genoways well armed and certain chosen Greeks undertook the defence of that part of the battered Wall near unto the Roman Gate where the fall the Tower Bactatina had filled the Ditch as is aforesaid against which place Mahomet himself lay encamped with his Janizaries and best Men of War. Near unto Iustinianus lay the Emperor himself for defence of another part of the Wall and so other Captains orderly with their Companies all alongst the utter Wall and because the Defendants should have no hope to save their
happily in the absence of himself and of his Armies the Christian Princes might take occasion to invade his Dominions he strengthned the Frontiers of his Empire with most strong Garrisons and left his Son Solyman who afterward proved the scourge of Christendom at Hadrianople with a strong power and Pyrrhus Bassa his Tutor a man of great Wisdom and Government at Constantinople This great Bassa was of Cilicia a native Turk born which was a thing accounted strange forasmuch as the great Bassaes were alwaies chosen of the Christian blood After that he sent Cherseogles whom of all others he most trusted with his Army into Bithynia and made Zafferus an Eunuch Admiral of his Navy which he had but a little before built and with wonderful labor and charge rigged forth Then staying a few days at Constantinople to see the young Souldiers but then chosen Janizaries year 1516. he departed thence and went to his old Army lying with Sinan Bassa at Iconium purposing to have again invaded the Persian When he was come thither he understood that Campson Gaurus Sultan of Egypt with a great Army levied in Egypt and Iudea was come into Syria giving it out that he would aid the Persian King his Confederate and with all Hostility enter into Cilicia if Selymus should farther proceed to invade Hysmael the Sophi his Friend and Ally Selymus perplexed with these News and fearing that if he should once pass over the River Euphrates Campson lying so near in readiness should forthwith break in at his back into Asia by the Mountain Amanuâ— and so indanger that part of his Dominion staied at Iconium and sent his Embassadors with great Presents to Campson to pacifie him if it might be The chief Men in this Embassage were the Cadelescher a Man of great account amongst the Turks and of them exceedingly Reverenced for the opinion they had of his great knowledge in the Mahometan Superstition who afterwards wrote the Commentaries of this War and Iachis a great Captain The scope of whose Embassage was to intreat Campson that he would not hinder or disturb Selymus from making War upon the Persian King who had so oftâ—â— and so forcibly invaded his Dominions in Asia and by bringing in a new form of Superstition had corrupted and altered the most certain grounds of the Mahometan Religion And if they found him resolutely set down and not to be by any conditions removed then with all possible diligence to learn his strength and farther designs so far as by any means they could and with all speed to make their return But Campson now far spent with age and living in the height of worldly Bliss although he knew it fitter for him at those years to give himself to ease and quietness than to thrust himself into Wars and other Princes quarrels yet thought this Expedition to be for many causes both good and necessary First he deadly hated the Man for his inhuman Cruelty and therefore could never be perswaded to renew the League with him which he had in former time made with his Father Bajâ—zet besides that he desired to abate and repress his audacious insolency grown already by his prosperous Success beyond the bounds of reason for Selymus having taken Tauris overthrown the Persians and slain Aladeules began now to seem terrible to all the Princes that bordered upon him and there were many which said he was another Alexander who whilst other Princes sat still as Men asleep did in the mean time Plot in his victorious mind the Monarchy of the whole World. But above all things the fear of the losing of Syria and consequently the loss of all his Kingdom the quickest motive for stirring up of the suspitious minds of the greatest Princes most inforced Campson to take in hand this War so as much as the goodly Kingdoms of Egypt Iudea and Syria oppressed with the intollerable Government of the Proud Mamalukes and therefore less faithful to the Egyptian Kings were in danger to revolt to the Turks if the Persians should by any mischance or fortune of War be of the Turks vanquished For which cause Campson in the beginning of this War solicited by the Persian Embassadors had made a firm League and confederation with Hysmael and also moved with the misery of the woful young Prince Aladin the Son of Achomates was in mind perswaded that the cruel Turkish Tyrant might by his and the Persian Kings Forces easily be thrust out of his Empire in Asia and Europe For Aladin who after the death of Achomates his Father fled to Campson the Sultan of Egypt as is before declared had lived three years as a forlorn and distressed Prince in the Egyptian Court and by all means he could devise incited the Mamalukes to revenge the injuries and cruelty of his Uncle Selymus The eldest Son also of the late King Aladeules a goodly young Prince having at once lost his Father his Kingdom and whatsoever he had else was in good time fled to the Egyptian King and had so filled the minds of all Men with the indignation and detestation of Selymus his exceeding cruelty that the Princes of the Mamalukes of their own accord came to Campson humbly beseeching him to take upon him so just a War and if by reason of his great years he should think himself unable to indure the travel thereof it would then please him yet to give them leave of themselves to take the matter in hand for the repressing of the insolency of that great and wicked Tyrant These Mamalukes far excelled the Turks not only in strength of Body skilful riding and goodly armor but also in courage and wealth Beside that they had not forgotten with what small power they had under the leading of Caitbeius their great Sultan overthrown the Turks great Armies in Cilicia first at Adena and afterward at Tarsus where they took Prisoners Mesites Palaeologus the great Bassa and Cherseogles Bajazet his Son-in-Law by which Victory they grew into such a proud and vain conceit of themselves as if they had been the only Souldiers of the World able of themselves to vanquish and overcome whatsoever they should set upon These so valiant Souldiers were for the most part of the poor People called in ancient time Getae Zinchi and Bastarnae born near unto the Euxine Sea and the Fens of Maeotis especially on that side where the River Corax falleth into the Euxine Sea which Country is of later time called Circassia of the People called Cercitae near unto Cholchis These miserable and wretched People the Valachians Podolians Polonians Roxolanes and Tartars dwelling by Taurica pulled from their Mothers Breasts or by other violent means surprised were sold to Merchants who culling out the best for strength of Body or aptness of Wit conveied them by Sea to Alexandria from whence they were continually sent to the great Sultan of Egypt and by his appointment were at Caire after the old manner of that People delivered to Masters
great applause and consent of all there present chosen King. To whom forthwith Petrus Perennus came and presented the ancient Crown of the Kingdom of Hungary which was in his keeping made after an homely fashion of pure Gold with which the lawful Kings of Hungary used alwaies to be solemnly crowned It is reported that it was the Crown of Stephanus first King of Hungary and was by an ancient Custom alwaies kept in the Castle of Vicegrade And so Iohn the Vayvod was orderly crowned and consecrated by the hands of Paulus Bishop of Strigonium lately chosen instead of Ladislaus Salcanius slain in the Battel at Mugace and by the hands of Stephanus Brodaricus Bishop of Vacia whom he chose for his Secretary And unto Americus Cibachus he gave the honour of the Vayvod of Transilvania being but a little before chosen Bishop of Veradium In his preferment he was greatly holpen unto the Kingdom by the Nobility which followed him out of Transylvania men of great account both in Peace and War amongst whom descended of the Hungarian Blood were chief Stephanus Verbetius Paulus Antandrus Gregorius Peschenius Nicholaus Glessa and Ianus Docia But whilst this new King is in this sort busied in rewarding his Friends and strengthning himself in his Kingdom he was advertised that Ferdinand his Competitor of the Hungarian Kingdom was chosen King of Bohemia who out of the old controversie betwixt Mathias Corvinus and Fredericus the Emperors great Grandfather alledged great claim unto that Kingdom derived from the time of Ladislaus who was reported to have been poisoned at the time of the solemnization of his Marriage through the ambition and malice of Georgius Pogibracius who affecting the Kingdom of Bohemia shortly after obtained the same And now it seemed that the time was come wherein Ferdinand made greater with the Kingdom of Bohemia and strengthned with the power of his Brother Charles the Emperor not forgetting his Right might upon good ground lay claim unto the Kingdom of Hungary unto him as he pretended of right belonging ever since the time of Albertus the Emperor Neither did Ferdinand beside the strength of Austria and Bohemia want the furtherance of divers of the Princes of Hungary having in his Court many of unquiet Spirit half Fugitives desirous of change which envied at the Vayvods Royal Preferment as if it had been taken from themselves more worthy thereof than he by the rash and tumultuous favour of the Vulgar People For besides Bator who in most Mens judgment might most worthily have required and obtained the Kingdom there were others also almost of like Nobility and Valour as Valentius Tauraccus Stephanus Maylatus Ianus Scala Gasper Scredius Baltasor Pamphilus and Ferentius Gnarius to whom also was joyned Paulus Bachitius born in Servia a valiant Gentleman who being entred into the Mahometan Religion to avoid the Turkish Slavery got away unto the Christians and hardly escaped from the Battel of Mohatchz By the perswasion of these Noblemen Ferdinand of his own disposition ready enough to claim his Right especially a Kingdom and trusting unto his Strength in Austria Bohemia Rhetia Stiria and Carynthia marched directly towards Buda With whose coming Iohn the new King being wonderfully troubled as a man beset with want of all things having neither sufficient Strength whereupon to rest in his new got Kingdom neither any great assurance of the Fidelity of his Subjects like enough either for fear or of their natural inconstancy to fall from him determined not to abide the coming of his Enemy to Buda but exhorting his Captains to follow him although he were glad to depart and give place to his evil Fortune for a time with such Power as he had brought with him out of Transylvania and such other as he could otherwise levy he passed over the River to Pestum and not daring any where thereabouts to rest by long marches passed over the River Tibiscus and there encamped at Tocai which was a strong Castle upon the further side of the River His departure being known Ferdinand marching on obtained Buda without resistance where he staid a while and consulted with his Captains Whether he should pursue his flying Enemy or not But it was quickly resolved That the discouraged Enemy was to be speedily pursued before he should gather greater strength or enter into greater Policies Wherefore Ferdinand committed all his Army unto the Nobility of Hungary his Friends whom we have before named who marching with all speed possible came to the River Tibiscus where passing over upon a Bridge made of Boats which they brought with them in Waggons for that purpose they came with Ensigns displaied unto the Castle of Tocai where the King lay with his Army in order of Battel But terrified with the suddain coming of his Enemies and debating with his Captains of the greatness of the danger took a course unto himself rather safe than honourable for his Captains desiring nothing more than to joyn Battel and in manner contemning their Enemies perswaded him to withdraw himself a little out of the Battel and to keep him out of danger and if things fell out otherwise than well to reserve himself unto his better fortunes as for themselves they would most resolutely fight against those traiterous Fugitives forasmuch as it were great dishonour for them being Hungarians a warlike People by nature to refuse Battel being offered by the Enemy Amongst the Chieftains of the Kings Army Ferentius Bodo an old Captain of great experience and courage was chief to whom the King delivered his Ensign with his own hands and he with great skill ordered his Battel for the number of his Souldiers he himself stood in the main Battel with the Hungarians placing the Transylvanians in the Wings In Ferdinands Army Valentinus Turaccus led the main Battel with the Hungarians under Ferdinands Ensign strengthned on the one side with Troops of Horsemen out of Syria and on the other with the Horsemen of Austria But Paulus Bachitius according to the manner of the Turkish Wars wherewith he was well acquainted with a Company of Light-Horsemen lay close in ambush in a convenient place for that purpose a good distance off against the left Wing of the Enemies Army ready as occasion should serve to take his most advantage It was not greatly needful for the Captains to use any perswasions to encourage their Souldiers ready enough of themselves to fight The great Ordnance once discharged the Armies came fast on and joyned Battel where the Wings of both Battels fought with divers fortune The Styrian Horsemen were not able to endure the force of the Transylvanians but were put to the worse And on the other side the left Wing of Bodo his Army consisting for most part of raw and unexpert Souldiers was by the Horsemen of Austria overthrown At the same time both the main Battels being almost all Hungarians fought with equal courage and that so eagerly as seldom had been seen a
their Dominions with new Fortifications and Garrisons as did also the King and the Pope in Italy for why no Ship or Gally could now look out of any Port but it was presently surprised and taken by the Turks which with the sundry calamities before received so confounded the Venetians that they in their Assemblies and Consultations seemed rather to quake for fear than after their wonted manner gravely to consult how the Enemy was to be repulsed Yet for the more safety of their City and for fear lest the Turks Fleet should forcibly break in upon them they strongly fortified the Passages through the Rock or Bank which defended the City from the Sea and kept continually twelve thousand Men in readiness in the City for the more assurance thereof All the Turks Fleet being again met together Partau and Haly departed from Aulona the twenty sixth of August and sailed directly to Corcyra which little Island seemed to be compassed in round with the great Enemies Fleet. Partau Bassa at his first arrival there landed eight hundred Horsemen and a thousand Foot who ranging up and down the Island did great hurt and burnt the very Suburbs of the City At which time the Garrison Souldiers sailing out upon them with a thousand Horsemen and five hundred Foot slew a great number of them and amongst the rest one Paphus Rays a Man of great name Thus the Turks Fleet having done wonderful harm in the Venetian Territory as well in the Islands as upon the Frontiers of Dalmatia enriched with the spoil of those Countries and carrying away with them fifteen thousand most miserable Captives departing from Corcyra arrived all in the Bay of Corinth now called the Gulf of Lepanto where we will for a while leave them to ride in safety At such time as this great Fleet the terror of that part of Christendom first put into the Adriatick Venerius the Venetian Admiral then lying with fifty Gallies at Corcyra and fearing if he staied there longer to be enforced with so small a power to fight against so strong an Enemy or else so to be shut up that he could not joyn his Forces with the Spanish Fleet which was daily expected upon the coming of the Fleet departed thence to Messina there more commodiously and more safely to attend the coming of Don Iohn of Austria General of the Spanish Forces At his coming Columnius met him with twelve Gallies which the Great Duke of Florence had sent in the aid of the Confederates and three Gallies of Malta who only were yet come thither and with great honour received him Not long after M. Antonius Quirinus and Antonius Canalis came thither also with sixty and two Gallies before appointed by the Venetians for the relief of Famagusta but now called back again to joyn with the rest of the Fleet and in short time the Gallies of Sicily arrived there also At last after long expectation in the later end of August came Don Iohn with the Spanish Fleet a Man then about four and twenty years old in whom wanted no honourable parts his Mothers blemish only excepted who although he was most dear unto his Father Charles the Fifth yet left he him nothing by his Will but only at his death commended him unto his Son Philip as his Brother The Venetian and the Popes Admirals hearing of his coming went to meet him and that with such triumph and joy that all the former heaviness before conceived of his long staying was turned into gladness with most assured hope of triumphant Victory Their doubled Forces and two great Fleets joyned in one encouraged them above measure filling all the West with the expectation of some great matter The Venetian Fleet consisted of an hundred and eight Gallies six Galleasses two tall Ships and a great number of small Galliots Unto them were joyned twelve Gallies of the Popes of whom Columnius was Admiral And with Don Iohn the General and Auria the Spanish Admiral came fourscore and one Gallies of whom three were from the Knights of Malta In this Fleet beside Mariners were reckoned to be twenty thousand fighting Men an Army not only beautiful for shew as consisting of most choice Bodies but indeed most strong and puissant old beaten Souldiâ—rs almost throughout it in every place intermixed with others of less skill many known to be Men of great experience rich and lusty Bodies were by name called forth to this so honourable service and divers other of great Nobility as well old Men as young and lusty Gallants for the natural hatred they bear unto the common Enemy came and as voluntary Men chearfully thrust themselves into that religious War every of which Noblemen as they were greater by birth or power so had they drawn after them a greater number of their Favourits and Followers strong and able Bodies of their own charge bravely armed who sought for no other pay for their pains and danger but by some notable Victory to eternise their names or honourably to spend their lives in so just a quarrel as for the defence of the Christian Faith and Religion Amongst these most honourable and resolute Men were three of greatest mark Alexander Farnesius Prince of Parma in time to be the honour and glory of Italy his native Country whose untimely death in the Low Countries even his honourable Enemies lamented and being dead is not without cause and worthy desert accounted amongst the most politick and famous Leaders of our age The second was Franciscus Maria Prince of Urbin a young Man honourably descended and of an invincible courage And the third Paul Iordanus Ursinus an honourable Gentleman of the Family of the Ursini in Rome All the power of the confederate Princes thus met together at Messina and all things now in readiness a Counsel was called by the General to resolve what course to take in those most dangerous Wars against so puissant an Enemy unto which Counsel were admitted only Don Iohn the General himself and Aloysius Rechezenes of some called Requisenius great Commander of Castile the General Lieutenant or rather director of his actions Sebastianus Venerius the Venetian Admiral and Augustinus Barbadicus General proveditor of equal authority and reputation with the Admiral and one Secretary Marcus Antonius Columnius the Popes Admiral with Pompeius Colonna his Kinsman The chief point whereon these great Commanders were to resolve was Whether they should adventure the general fortune of a Battel against so strong an Enemy or only seek to defend the Frontiers of their own Dominions Which question as all other of like sort was of divers diversly phantasied every Man pleasing himself with his own reasons Requisenius Don Iohn his chief Counsellor without whom he willingly did nothing and undoubtedly a Man of great valour and experience speaking first said That the Enemies strength was necessarily to be known before they committed all to the fortune of a Battel and that therefore delay was to be used lest
all Men being demanded their opinions with most substantial reasons declared the necessity of giving Battel and that it was not so dangerous as to be therefore shunned or delaied forsomuch as that violent Enemy was far easier to be dealt withall at Sea than by Land where he must fight without his hugh multitude of Men the Turks chief hope and only means whereby they have obtained so many Victories against the Christians And so concluded their opinions with an effectual perswasion to set forward to Corcyra and without delay as occasion served to give the Enemy Battel Which their opinion being generally well liked was shortly after by the General and the rest approved and a resolution set down for the giving of Battel which was no sooner known but there was general rejoycing through the Army every Man chearfully preparing himself to lay down his life in the publick defence of the Christian Common-weal and that with such an earnest desire of Battel that every day seemed now nothing also but a delay of a most assured Victory Yet before they should come into the sight of the Enemy the three Admirals thought it good to bring forth the Fleet into the Sea and there to martial the same in such sort as if they should even then presently have joyned Battel to the intent that by such orderly disposing of their Fleet and by appointing unto every Man his place he was to keep they might so acquaint them with the order of the Battel as that they should when time served of themselves without farther direction martial themselves and so more readily enter into Battel The next day the Admirals brought forth their Fleets into the open Sea in the right Wing which consisted of three and fifty Gallies was Auria placed In the left Wing was Augustinus Barbadicus with the like number of Gallies also And in the middle Battel stood the General with seventy Gallies On the right hand of the General stood Columnius and on the left Venerius his Associates Thus with equal front the Fleet set forward as if they should even presently have joyned Battel Betwixt the Wings and the middle Battel was left no more space but for three Gallies to row In the Rereward behind the General followed Requisenius the great Commander of Castile with his Gallies after Columnius followed the Admiral Gally of Genoa wherein was Alexander Farnesius Prince of Parma and behind Venerius came the Admiral Gally of Savoy and in her the Prince of Urbin in the space betwixt the middle Battel and the left Wing was placed Paulus Iordanus and betwixt the middle Battel and the right Wing was Petrus Iustinianus with the Gallies of Malta Upon the left Wing attended Anthonius Canalis and Quirinus on the right About half a mile behind all the rest followed Alvarus Bacianus Marquess of Sanâ—race and Admiral of the Neapolitan Fleet with thirty Gallies a Man of great experience in matters at Sea and now so placed to be at all times ready to relieve this or that part of the Fleet as the fortune of the Battel or impression of the Enemy should require The Christians had reposed great hope in six Galeasses which furnished with great store of Ordnance and certain select Companies of most resolute Souldiers seemed rather like Cattles than Ships These Galeasses conducted by Franciscus Dodus a most expert Captain were placed about a mile before the Fleet two of them before each Wing and the other two before the middle Battel so far distant one from another as that with equal space they answered the whole breadth of the front of the Fleet which was almost the space of five miles and served the same in stead of most strong Bulwarks The Gallies throughout the Fleet kept not close together but such a convenient distance one from another as might serve for them at liberty to discharge their Ordnance when time should require In the Wings as also in the main Battel were the Popes the Kings and the Venetian Gallies indifferently intermixed that by the equality of the danger they should have more care to relieve one another than if they had served apart Ioannes Cardonius a most valiant Captain with eight Gallies of Sicily and two Galliots was appointed to go ten miles before the Fleet to descry what he might of the Enemies doings and in his return to joyn the one half of his Gallies to the one Wing and the other half to the other In this sort they departed from Messina with purpose to seek out the Enemy and not long after came to Paxo where of a small broil at the first was like to have risen a great mischief for the next day whilst Don Iohn staied there to take a view of the Venetian Gallies and how they were furnished both of Men and Munition he finding them but weakly manned for supplying of that want appointed four thousand Spaniards and a thousand Italians to be put aboord into the Venetian Gallies where most need was Amongst these Souldiers was one Company under the command of Mutius Tortona their Captain a Man of an unquiet and furious Nature who going aboord the Gally of Andreas Calergus first fell to words with the Captain of the Gally and after much stir into plain fight so that in a trice they were altogether by the Ears as well the Souldiers as the Captains of all which stir Mutius was the only author Venerius being not far off and hearing of the matter sent the Captain of his own Gally to appease the tumult who thrusting himself into the midst of the furious multitude was by Mutius in his fury fouly entreated and divers of them that came with him shrewdly beaten Which thing Venerius himself also of an hot nature taking as done in disgrace of the Venetians and therewith exceedly moved to the terror of others caused Mutius and his Ensign-bearer to be hanged up at the Yards-arm of the same Gally to the great offence of all the Spaniards The General also taking this execution in evil part full of choler and indignation grievously complained That he himself as General was therein not a little wronged and that it became every Commander to know what belonged to his place and not to encroach upon his betters so should the conditions of the League be the better kept if every Commander could keep himself within the bounds of his own Authority Venerius he said whose authority was inferior unto his could not of right without his command determine any thing against Mutius a Spanish Captain And that therein his honour was empaired for which if he had not a publick and honourable amends he threatned by force of Arms to redress his wrong and the League being broken to carry away with him the Kings Gallies Neither wanted there some who favouring Don Iohn his quarrel and angry with the Venetians laied still more Coals on the fire that was already too great Hereunto Venerius sent word unto the
as on a Platform they placed their Gabions all afront filled with Earth and great Ordnance betwixt to have battered the Castle But when this Engin in manner of a floating Fort should have performed the service for which it was devised it proved unserviceable after it had with much ado been brought thither being ready to sink with the weight of the great Ordnance and other things wherewith it was overcharged For which cause and for that they understood a great number of Horsemen to be come into the Town they gave over the Siege vainly begun and put again with their Fleet to Sea. It fortuned at the same time that a tall Ship of Venice departing from Zacynthus and coming alongst the Coast of Peloponnesus with provision for the Fleet was descried by the Enemy who thinking to do the Christians a great dishonour if they could almost in the sight of their Fleet surprise her they sent out certain light Gallies to have taken her Uluzales in the mean time with the rest of his Fleet lying in the very mouth of the Bay ready to come out if the Christian Fleet should once stir to relieve her Which the Christians perceiving and well hoping that so the Enemy would be drawn to battel sent out Columnius with his Gallies to rescue the Ships and others also which lying aloof might get in betwixt the Turks Gallies and the Bay Don Iohn and the Venetian Admiral lying ready to have given Battel if Uluzales should have come forth but the Christians coming on with a small Gale the Enemy being afraid by shooting off of certain warning Pieces within the Bay in time called back the Gallies that were already gon out of the Bay who all forthwith came in excepting Mahomet the Nephew of Barbarussa a most famous Captain amongst the Turks who as one of great courage and desirous of honour staied a little without the Bay with greater courage than discretion expecting who should assail him Him the Marquess St. Crucis set upon and had with him a great and terrible fight but in the end the Marquess prevailing slew Mahomet with all his Turks and with honour carried away the Gally So the dishonour which Uluzales would have done the Christians fell upon himself having in his own sight lost one of his best Captains with his Gally The next day because the year should not pass without something done nor the hope of so great a preparation come to nothing the Christians determined to besiege the Castle of Navarinum which was in ancient time called Pylus more famous for nothing than for that it was the native place of old Nestor The City of Navarinum standeth upon a rising ground stretching somewhat into the Sea whereinto it hath a large prospect and a fair large Haven but subject to the North-wind It is defended with a point of the Main running with a compass into the Sea whereon standeth an old Castle Some sent before to view the situation of the place brought word back that the Castle might in three days be won The performance of which exploit was committed to Alexander Farnesius Prince of Parma whom the Venetians furnished with Munition and Victual He landing with 2000 Italians 1000 Spaniards and 500 Germans began with twelve great Pieces to batter the Castle And albeit that the Battery was planted so â—ar off as that it did the Enemy no great harm yet happily the enterprise had taken effect if by taking the straight and troublesome passages through a rough and thick Forest the City had been kept from relief but forasmuch as those passages were left free the Enemy cunningly opposed policy against force for sallying out of the City they gave the Christians an hot skirmish and in the mean time whilst the Christians were so busied by a Port toward the Forest on the other side of the City received in great number both of Horse and Foot. The report of this new come aid caused the Prince to raise his Siege and to go again aboord And now rested all the hope of the gaining of the Town in the strength of the Fleet and that not small for that the Turks not relieved with Victuals by Land were by the Confederates kept from them also by Sea for at that time the Turks were troubled with two great mischiefs the Plague and Famine For no provision had there been made as in a thing not feared and that little being spent that was in the Town they were enforced to seek for Victuals further off which coming but sparingly as in time of Dearth was oftentimes by the way intercepted by the Souldiers that lay about in the Country Villages wanting Victuals no less than they in the City And the more Men the Beglerbeg of Graece brought down for defence of the Sea Towns so much the more the wants of all things daily encreased So that no Man doubted but that in short time all would be brought to extream penury What a death the Mortality had made the want of Men in their Gallies well declared for many of the Gallies for lack of Mariners and Souldiers were sent away into Euboea or left at Malvasia or carried away to Constantinople Those who staid in the Bay of Modon were scarce 100 Gallies and 40 Galliots and they so slenderly manned that the greatest Gallies had scarcely an hundred and twenty Men left in them and they so meager and faint as that they could scarcely hold up their Weapons The Christians understanding of these things were in good hope that by continuing the Siege they should without danger gain a notable Victory for which cause Fuscarinus perswaded the Spaniards of wose constancy he doubted to hold it out as Men of resolution shewing them that in the event of this action rested for them for ever to be feared or contemned of the Turks who except they should be changed into Fishes or into Birds could not as he said without a notable overthrow escape their hands out of the Bay. But unto this his hope and counsel the event was not correspondent for the Spaniards whether it were for the tediousness of the Siege or for want of Victuals or for the approach of Winter or else moved with some other reason began to think of the matter diversly and at the first a report was raised That the Christians giving over the Siege would shortly return home and the reason was for that they wanted Bisket and had scarcely Victuals left for fifteen days which was to be reserved for their long journey home besides that The approach of Winter did call them from the action and that having done what they might they could never draw the Enemy forth to battel and that therefore having sufficiently and as far as was possible already discharged their duties they were now also to regard their safety and to foresee that their Fleet wherein the welfare of them all was reposed were now not too far endangered At the first these Speeches
next year for the strengthning of those places he had already conquered and for preparing the way for new Enterprizes And principally he put him in Mind of a Fortification to be made at Chars a place very fit for any Passage into Georgia or Armenia by scituation fruitful and commodious both for Men and Cattel And withall he sent unto him the Widows two Sons Alexander and Manucchiar the Georgian Princes certifying him of their Submission and that he had received in their Country all good entertainment and friendly welcome and withall declaring his Opinion That Manucchiar was the meeter man for Government than his Brother Alexander and the readier to do him Service Greatly did Amurath commend the Valour and Diligence of Mustapha and highly pleased himself with this conceit That of these beginnings might grow mighty Conquests to the enlargement of his Empire and that by this means he should be able to surpass the Glory of his Predecessors And the more his ambitious thoughts were occupied about these Wars the less he troubled himself with thinking how to annoy Europe with his Forces It was not long after the departure of Mustapha from Ere 's but that the Tartarians having left the Fens of Meotis and the unmountable shores of the black Sea and having passed over the Rocks upon Cholchis and surveyed the frozen Crags of the Mountain Caucasus were now arrived upon the Confines of Siruan and there attended the Commandment of the Turks These Tartarians being of them that are called Praecopenses to the number of thirty thousand conducted by their Lord and Captain Abdilcherai a young man of great Valour and Fame and of a comely Personage were come according to the faithful Promise of Tartar Chan with full Resolution to attempt whatsoever should be commanded them in the Name of Amurath Now Osman Bassa understanding of their approach according to the charge before given him by Mustapha the General invited them to enter into Siruan and by increasing of the Turks Forces to further these beginnings of Amurath's Glory and these his Conquests or more truly to say these magnifical and famous Terms of Victory all which was most diligently put in Execution by Abdilcherai who having entred the Iron Gates where Derbent standeth which by the Turks at this day is called Demir Capi and signifieth the Gates of Iron and so from thence passing into the Country of Siruan there stayed and thereof gave Advertisement to Osman as was by him appointed Ares Chan late Governour of Sumachia who for fear of the great Army of the Turks had abandoned the City the chief place of his charge and betaken himself to the safeguard of the Mountains hearing of the departure of the Turkish General resolved with the other Governours of Ere 's and Sechi who following his Example had in like manner fled now to return again to their forsaken Country and to make proof if he could by any means take revenge of the Injury done unto him by the Turks So passing under Sumachia and having put to the Sword certain of Osmans stragling Victuallers that were gone out of the City he incamped with all his People a little from Sumachia and by good Fortune surprised certain Messengers sent from Abdilcherai the Tartar to certifie Osman Bassa of his arrival and to know his Pleasure what he should put in Execution These Tartarians brought before Ares after much Torture disclosed the Letters they carried which the Persian Captain read and considering the great number of the Tartarians that were come for the Letters made mention of thirty thousand he resolved not to stay any longer in those quarters but presently raised his Camp and retired towards Canac meaning from thence to certifie the King of those Novelties and upon the banks of the said River to attend the Kings answer The Tartarian Captain coming to Sumachia was appointed by the Bassa to pass over the River of Canac into Genge the Country of Emanguli Chan with the spoil thereof to enrich himself and by all means to make his arrival unto the Persians most terrible With this charge the Barbarian departed thirsting now for nothing more than for the blood and spoil of the Enemy and with posting Journies came to Canac where Ares Chan was yet incamped whom he upon the sudden most furiously assaulted and like a devouring flame discomfited all his Host and taking him alive sent him to Sumachia to Osman who forthwith caused him to be hanged by the Neck out of a Lodging in the same State-house where he had not long before sat as Governour The Tartarian after that swimming over the River and coursing a little above Genge found Emanguli Chan with his Wife and all his Family and a great part of the Nobility of Genge in a Valley hunting the wild Boar and assailing him put him to flight took from him his Wife all the Ladies and many Slaves and slew many of the rest that were come thither to see the sport and after that rode on to Genge which he took and yielded it wholly to the Fury and Lust of his barbarous Souldiers who left no manner of inhumane Cruelty unattempted in satisfying their immoderate and barbarous Affections And so being loaded with the Spoyls and weary with the slaughter of their Enemies they returned merrily toward Siruan and passing again over Canac came to the higher side of Ere 's into certain low Champains environed about with Hills and there having pitched their Tents without any fear setled themselves to sleep and to rest their weary Bodies In the mean time and long before these Actions was Newâ—â—â—ought to the Persian Court of all the Turks 〈◊〉 whereupon the Persian King having gathered new Forces had dispatched Emir Hamze Mirize his eldest Son with 12000 Souldiers to pass into Siruan to see what hurt the Enemy had done and to attempt the revenge of the forepassed Injuries but above all things to punish the Villany of them of Sechi and the other Citys of Siruan that not induced with any Necessity had so voluntarily yielded themselves to follow the Obedience and Religion of the Turks The Persian Prince departing from Casbin accompanied with his Mother Begum who would needs follow her beloved Son was on his way towards Siruan under the guiding and Government of Mirize Salmas chief of the Sultans and had now left behind them the Countries of Ardovil and Caracach when he was certified by the advertisements come from Ares Chan of the arrival of Abdilcherai with his great number of Tartarians and was thereby at the first strucken into a great quandary and almost out of comfort yet prick'd forward with an honourable desire of Glory and Revenge he prosecuted his intended enterprise for Siruan and hastening his Journey came to Ere 's long before the King his Father thought he could have so done This his notable Celerity served him to great purpose for that Caitass Bassa was boldly gon out of the Fortress and went spoyling the
could not endure that he should reign armed the Country over-ran it spoiled it and made havock of all detaining two Capigi Prisoners whom the Sultan had sent unto him with commandment to obey his Will and a prohibition not to trouble Tomsho in the Possession of his Province But this was a Message of hard Digestion to Constantine he could not with Patience yield to this Cession of Moldavia and instead of sending these Messengers back to the Turk with an Answer he carried them with him into Polonia whither he went to demand Succors and caused them to be guarded as Prisoners In the mean time by the Support and Aid of Potosky Governour of Velin his Brother-in-Law he obtained from the King of Poland that he should be supported against Prince Tomsho his Competitor whom the Turk had advanced and to make his entry into Moldavia more easie they resolved to send an Ambassador unto Constantinople to entreat Achmat to call back Tomsho to his Port that Constantine might quietly enjoy Moldavia and to acquaint him with the right and interest the Polonians had by their Capitulations with the Turks to name a Vayvod or Prince in that Province to the end no wrong might be done unto them This Polonian Ambassador being arrived at Constantinople thinking to be presently dispatched either by a grant or denial of his demand and not to stay above fifteen or twenty days being visited at his arrival by all the Ambassadors of Christian Kings and Princes which remained there but instead of Audience after six weeks attendance he was arrested and detained Prisoner understanding from the Turks that he should have no Liberty until that the two Capigi whom Prince Constantine carried into Poland were released The Troubles and Divisions among Christians Neighbours to the Turk have always served as a Bridge for this Infidel to invade them and by this Advantage to usurp such Towns and Countries as lie fit for him Now that Valachia Moldavia yea and Transilvania are tost and turmoil'd with continual Disorders and Combustions the Sultan seems to embrace this Occasion to make himself Sovereign of these Provinces and to get Possession of all that lies betwixt the River of Danow the Mountains of Sarmatia the River of Tibiscus and the Euxine Sea. He employs all his Thoughts and Inventions upon this Subject to bring his Designs to effect He arms and draws Forces about Belgrade under the Conduct of Bassa Mahomet Belzergi He commands the Tartarians to enter into Moldavia and he sent a Naval Army towards the Mouth of the River Danow which made the Frigots of Russia to dislodge the which had continually made Inrodes and Spoils upon his Lands Battori Prince of Transilvania was at that time before the Town of Cromstad which he had besieged but the tediousness of this Siege made him resolve to send an Ambassador to Constantinople to demand Succours from the Grand Seignior to the end he might be able to continue this Siege and to take the Town he gave this charge to Andrew Giezy and sent him to the Sultans Port but instead of serving his Master faithfully he practised a detestable Treason against him to put the Turk in full Possession of Transilvania and to make him absolute Sovereign The practice was concluded after this manner That the Bassa Mahomet Belzergi should enter the Province with his Army and that Giezi should joyn with him with certain Troops and should deliver unto him Veradin Lippa and some other strong and important Places and for recompence he should invest him in the Principality of Transilvania in the place of Battori and under the Authority of Achmat. This Treason might have drawn this miserable Province into Ruine and it may be the rest near adjacent if it had taken the Effect which the Treachery of Giezi had promised unto himself But the Bassa of Buda understanding that Battori had some vent of the Practice at the Port and that being now in great fear and Perturbation he had raised the siege from before Cromstad and was ready to cast himself into the Arms of the Palatine of Hungary and to crave relief from him the crafty Bassa knowing that this course would be prejudicial for the Sultan and finding that the deposing of Battori would be more difficult than they expected he diverted Mahomet Bassa from attempting any thing against Battori or Transilvania This act shews sufficiently that Christian Princes which think to shelter themselves under the shadow of the Turkish Crescent are very ill assured for he never fails to stir up Enemies against them to make them sue for Succours and himself Necessary Then in the end he expels them and becomes absolute Master of their Countries It was also said That the Bassa Mahomet would not attempt any thing in Transiâ—vania by reason of the Election of the Emperour Matthias whereof the Bassa of Buda was assuâ—ed by the Ambassador which the said Emperour sent to Constantinople to carry the Presents unto the Sultan which Ambassador was honourably entertained at Buda by the said Bassa and from thence conducted safely to Constantinople But not to keep these Turkish Troops idle Mahomet Bassa being advertised that Constantine the pretending Prince in Moldavia had been in Poland to crave some assistance from thence he resolved to employ his Forces that way to dispossess him and settle another But the better to understand the beginning and success of these Moldavian Wars we must make a Repetition of that which past some years before In the year 1608 Ieremy Mobyla Prince or Vaivod of Moldavia died committing the Government to his Brother Simeon during the Minority of his three Sons Constantine Alexander and Bougdan the eldest being but eight years old He left three Daughters married to three generous Princes of Polonia Poâ—osky Visinousky and Corresky Prince Simeon continued in the Government until the year 1611 after whose decease the young Prince Constantine by the Perswasion of his Mother that he might safely take upon him the Government of Moldavia and not attend any Confirmation from the Sultan for that Prince Simeon who had been confirmed by the Turk which then reigned was but Tutor to his Nephew entred the Government At this time there remained at Constantinople one Stephano or Tomsho who had of a long time practised the favour of one of the Visiers called Mehemet an Eunuch of Georgia who was then Chimacham or Lieutenant to the Grand Visier and of some other Bassaes as well by Money as by other Practices suggesting falsely that he was Son to Prince Aaron who had been Vaivod of Moldavia before the deceased Ieremy and he prevailed so by his Practices and Corruption whereunto the Turks are more subject than any Nation in the World as he was admitted to the Principality by the Grand Seignior and having given him to understand by the Visier that Constantine had thrust himself rashly into the Government and that he would not acknowledge him for his Lord
many yet some affirm yea such as have conversed in the East that Sukan Mahomet had but three Sons which were Mustapha Achmat and Osman notwithstanding it is hard to discover in this Personage any signs of an Imposture I have often frequented with him and carefully observed his Carriage and Actions and have always noted in him a Carriage and Mind borne to great matters This is all that we could learn of this man. Stephano or Tomsho of whom we have made mention in the year 1612 having overthrown Constantine the lawful Prince and made himself Vayvod of Moldavia by the Support and Tyranny of the Turk as he held it by Usurpation without any just Title so he governed with all Cruelty and Inhumanity preferring Cruelty before Clemency and imitating that Tyrant who said openly That he respected not the Love of his Subjects so as they feared him Even so this Stephano at his first Entrance plotted how he might root out all the Noblemen in the Country whom in their Language they call Boyers with all others of Credit and Authority in the Country both for that they supported Constantine as for the Jealousie he had of them being best able to resist his tyrannous Designs being also the common Disposition of such as usurp any Estate by wicked Practices to be always in fear to be dispossessed and to be entreated according to their Merits He began first with the Lord of Botacan Brother to the Princess Widow of Ieremy whom he caused with two others of the chief Noblemen to be miserably and inhumanely impailed as if they had been two notable Thieves and Murderers and not content herewith soon after he caused threescore and fifteen Boyers to be apprehended cutting of all their Heads and would not pardon any one notwithstanding the great instance that was made by their Kinsfolks charging them with the Crime of Treason as if they had conspired against his Person having no proof at all but these his Cruelties did nothing daunt the Boyers as Stephano had persuaded himself but contrariwise they were the more incensed and many of them took Arms openly and had then seised upon him been revenged of his Cruèlties and set their Country at liberty which had not been ruined as it was afterwards if he had not been assisted by the Citizens of Yas whom he conjured to second him in this occasion promising them immunities of all Subsidies in regard of which promise these poor Wretches preferring their private Profit before their publick Safety employed themselves in the Service of this Tyrant and fought valiantly against the Boyers who were come to assault him in the City of Yas but finding that he was better assisted than they expected after some light Skirmish they retired as well as they could whereof many were taken Prisoners whom the Tyrant caused to be slain in cold blood or empailed to terrifie the rest The Boyers which escaped from this Defeat knowing that there was no hope of Mercy in Stephano who was full of Revenge nor by consequence any Safety in Moldavia during his Government they resolved to have recourse unto the Princess Widow to Ieremy who had fled into Polonia when as she received News of the taking of her Son Constantine This Princess understanding from the Boyers of the tyrannous Government of Stephano and that most of the Moldavians were resolved to shake off the Yoke of his Tyranny and desired to have Prince Alexander in his place remembring the good usage they had received from the deceased Prince Ieremy his Father These Considerations together with a desire of Command under her Son who was then but sixteen years old were strong Motives to perswade both her and her Son to embrace this occasion the which they imparted to Prince Visinouisky Son in law to the Princess and to Prince Corresky who at that time aspired to marry her youngest Daughter These Princes not only allowed of this Design but they offered themselves willingly to accompany Prince Alexander into Moldavia and to take the whole care of his Army This Resolution being taken they presently employed all their credit to levy men and had within less than two Months drawn together ten or twelve thousand Foot and Horse Polonians Cossacks and Transilvanians whereof the Vayvod Stephano being advertised be presently levied what Forces he could of Moldavians Tartarians and Valachians having drawn together an Army of almost twenty thousand men which he kept about Yas and there resolved to attend the Princes of Polonia Prince Alexander being advanced with his Army within two Leagues of Caminithe in Podolia he was much troubled to pass the River of Niestre which divides that Country from Moldavia fearing the Fort of Cochina in the which there was a strong Garrison of Moldavians and store of Munition to defend the Passage of the said River but it fell out happily for Prince Alexander for the Captain which commanded in the said Fort being much discontented at the Cruelties of the Vayvod Stephano came voluntarily of himself to offer his Service to Alexander and brought him the Keys of the Fort leaving all to his Disposition so as he past his Army easily into Moldavia and in sign of joy discharged many Vollies of his great Ordnance which made Stephano distrust the Affections of the Moldavians and to feel a pricking in his Conscience which doth never abandon Tyrants and Usurpers Prince Alexander making some stay with his Army at Cochina in the year 1615 advanced towards Yas and being come within half a days Journey he sent forth eight hundred Cossacks chosen out of a great number to discover the Countenance of his Enemies Army but they were not far advanced before they encountered fifteen hundred Tartarians sent by Stephano to give some charge to the Polonians Although the Cossacks were fewer in number yet finding the Taertarians in disorder they charged them so resolutely as they defeated a great part and put the rest to rout After which Exploit they brought word to Prince Alexander that Stephano's Army might be about the number of fifteen thousand men but they were such as were gathered up in the Country and not trained up to Arms who were rather drawn to it by constraint than of their free will and therefore were not much to be feared This happy Success together with the Report made by the Cossacks did greatly encourage Alexander's Army being also much incensed against Stephano for certain Letters which he had written to their Prince full of Threats as if both he and they had been already at his mercy the which did the more encourage the Polonians and made them resolve rather to dye fighting than to fall into the hands of this cruel Tyrant The same day there came certain Deputies of the Moldavians to Prince Alexander without the privity of Stephano to know what his Design was and to intreat him to take pity of Moldavia which was threatned with a speedy ruine if the War continued any longer to whom the Prince made
Answer That his Intent was not to oppress Moldavia but to free it from the Tyranny of Stephano that he had been invited by a great number of the Boyers who had come unto him into Polonia to that end and had given him assurance that it was the common desire of the Moldavians That upon this confidence he had marched with what Forces he could draw together and that if he did prevail in his Designs as he assured himself with their assistance he would govern them with no less mildness than his Father Prince Ieremy had done whose Son and lawful Successor he was The Deputies returned well satisfied with this Answer and having published it in divers places many Moldavians came and joyned with the Prince's Army and assisted him faithfully in this Action In October Prince Alexander advancing about three Leagues with his Army he made a stand in a fair Champian where there were good Springs to refresh them and in the mean time he called a Council at War to resolve what course he should take and when he should draw the Enemy to fight In the mean time he had sent a Troop of Cossacks to discover the Army who brought word that they were ranged in Battel and that they had twenty Cannons ready in front the which did not much amaze Prince Alexander for that some days before the General of Stephano's Artillery had sent to assure him That if he gave Battel he would annoy his Men as little as he could having a desire to serve the Prince and by this means be revenged of Stephano who had caused his Brother-in-law's Head to be cut off upon a false suspect which he had conceived against him being innocent The which should teach Princes that nothing doth procure them more secret Enemies than Cruelty and that at one time or other they in whom they most relye abandon them when as they least expect it They Vayvod Stephano meaning to make a second Discovery of the Prince's Army sent twelve hundred Tartarians and two or three hundred Moldavians who being seen afar off for that it was in a plain Champain the Prince sent five hundred Cossacks with four hundred Polonian Lances to encounter them The Tartarians perceiving it made a shew at the first as if they would retire to draw them by little and little from their Camp and being about a League off they made a stand thinking that they durst not change them but they were soon deceived for the Polonians fell upon the Tartarians wâ—th such fury as they overthrew them and slew most of them so as there escaped not above five or six hundred who retiring to their Camp caused a great Amasement The Prince's Army was much encouraged by this Exploit and increased daily in number as it is usual in Civil War to follow that Party which hath the first advanced Presently after this Execution the Prince meaning to advance his Army towards the Enemies Camp his foreward was stayed by a Battalion of one thousand Horse who had the night before seised upon a narrow Passage betwixt a Pool and a Marish by the which they knew the Polonian Army must pass but this Obstacle was soon taken away by the Advice which was given by certain Moldavians to send a Company of Horsemen by a way unknown to the Enemy by which means they might surprise them behind before they should be discovered Thâ— Execution of this Stratagem was given to the Cossacks who speedily went being guided by certain Moldavians who coming within fifty Paces of the Enemy undiscovered they charged them and were seconded so fitly by the forward that staid on the other side as of one thousand Horse there returned not above fifty to their Camp to carry news of their bad Success Prince Alexander having happily opened this Passage advanced with his Army within Cannon-shot of Stephano's Camp. Prince Visnouisky was of opinion that they should make a kind of Inclosure with their Carts which might serve them as a Fort having no place of Retreat within ten Leagues the which being discovered by Stephano he shot certain Vollies of Cannon through their Fort so as there were some Souldiers slain and some hurt and the Prince answered him with the like but to small effect for that night surprised them neither had they above eight small Pieces Prince Visnouisky spent the night to encourage his Souldiers letting them understand that they had no reason to be amased although their Enemies were more in number for that most of them were Peasants never trained up in Arms nor seen Battel whereof they had had good proof in many Encounters where they had ever been Victors over their Enemies although they were inferiour in number That they were so many Testimonies and Assurances that God did fight for them and would use them to punish the Tyrannies of Stephano and his Cruelties against Moldavia Finally if they were Victors whereof he doubted not if they did their Duties there was not any one but should return loaden with rich Spoils and Recompences from Prince Alexander This did so encourage the Souldiers as they protested all with one Voice rather to dye than to fail of their Duties Moreover the Princes gave the Collonels and Captains to understand of the Intelligence they had with the General of Stephano's Artillery wherewith they were much comforted The next day being the Eleventh of October they began to put their Armies in Battel during the which there were divers Skirmishes wherein Alexander's Party had still the Advantage so as it seemed they were so many Presages of good Fortune which should befall them that day The Prince's Army was ordered by Visnouisky to whom Prince Alexander had given the Charge of General as most capable having â—undry times given sufficient Proofs of his Sufficiency and Valour in other Battels This General seeing Stephano's Horse-men divided into three Squadrons and the Tartarians most advanced he appointed the Cossacks to encounter with them the which was judiciously and discreetly done for they both go freely to the Charge neither are they covered with any Arms but only with the Skins of certain Beasts wherewith they make themselves to seem as fearful as they can observing no order in their fighting and using Cries which are fearful to such as are not accustomed unto them and being once broken they seldom return again to the Charge The Polonian Lanciers called in their Language Houssarsky being about one thousand and five hundred men well armed made the second Battalion of Alexander's Army led by Prince Coresky and were placed on the right-hand against three thousand Tartarian Valachian and Moldavian Horse-men The Hungarian Foot being about three thousand men were in the midst of Prince Alexander's Army with the Cannon upon a little Hill of some advantage and on the left hand was the rest of the Chavalry who were led by the Princes Alexander and Visnouisky and the Baggage was a
little behind the Foot in the Camp where they had lodged the night before The Tyrant Stephano having disposed his Army into divers Squadrons began about Nine of the Clock in the Morning to play with his Cannon upon Alexander's Army who found that the General of the Artillery had kept his Promise for most of the Bullets flew over his men and hurt them not upon which Confidence he commanded the Cossacks to charge the Tartarians which were advanced whom they soon defeated At the same Instant two thousand light Horse gave charge to the Hungarian Foot-men which guarded Stephano's Cannon and in an instant cut most of them in pieces and the rest yielded themselves so as Alexander became Master of his Cannon The Tyrant seeing his Infantery in danger to be defeated and his Cannon lost caused a Battalion of three thousand Valachian and Moldavian Horse-men to advance who without doubt had recovered the Cannon but the generous Prince Coresky with his Polonian Launciers charged them so furiously in the Flank as that they slew almost the one half of them upon the place and put the rest that remained to rout Presently after this followed another Squadron the which Coresky perceiving he wisely retired towards his Camp seeing his men wearied and tired with the slaughter of their Enemies and not able to maintain the Fight without some rest Then came Prince Alexander and Visnouisky who was his faithful Guide with the rest of his Horse-men to encounter this last Battalion of the Enemy whereunto they went with greater Courage for that they were assured the Vayvod Stephano was there present which Charge continued for the space of a quarter of an hour during which time Prince Coresky had leisure to take breath and to gather together what possibly he could of those of his Party to succour them that were then in fight who were almost tired and Prince Alexander far engaged But seeing these unexpected Succours he and his Men recovered their Forces and their Enemies were so much amased at it as that all them that remained alive were put to rour and fled But Stephano being naturally a Coward apprehending blows had retired himself to the rest of his Foot-men who had not yet come to fight making a shew that he would rather dye with them than fly away but seeing the Event of this last Charge and his Horsemen all in rout he soon resolved to save himself by flight having never given one stroke in this Battel The Foot-men which remained being about four thousand men seeing the success of the Battel yielded to the mercy of the Victors and cryed out God save Alexander Vayvod of Moldavia The day of the Victory Prince Alexander made his Entry into the City of Yas having the Princes Coresky and Visnouisky on either side after whom followed his whole Army Entering into the Castle he was there proclaimed Prince and Vayvod of Moldavia by all the Nobles and Boyers of the Country the which he would never accept untill that time The next day Prince Alexander understanding that a great number of the chiefest of the Inhabitants of Yas were fled into the Mountains and Forrests to attend the Events of these Troubles he sent certain Boyers to invite them to return back again with all assurance to their Houses causing part of his Army to dislodge and to be quartered in the Country thereabouts and there were one thousand and five hundred Foot and five hundred Horse under the leading of Prince Coresky sent to the City of Vasselloy for that Stephano had fled that way and might return back again into Moldavia As for the Artillery some were sent into Polonia and some were put into the Fort of Cochina the which is as it were the Arsenal of Moldavia At the same time Prince Alexander knowing that it was no less Glory to preserve than to get he called the chief Noblemen of his Court to Counsel to resolve what was fit to do to maintain him in his Estate which he had newly gotten by the Sword where it was concluded among other things that he should speedily send an Ambassador to the Grand Seignior to let him understand that he had never any intent to take Arms against his Majesty nor to withdraw Moldavia from his Obedience but that he had been sought unto being in Polonia and invited by the Boyers of Moldavia for the unspeakable Cruelties of the Vayvod Stephano who had resolved to root out the Nobility of the said Country having put many of the. chief to death without any occasion They had also charge to give the Sultan to understand That when his Majesty advanced Stephano to be Vayvod of Moldavia he had falsely suggested that he was Son to a Prince of Moldavia that he was not truly advertised by his Bassaes and Counsellors that his Predecessor had promised to the deceased Father of Prince Alexander and to Prince Simeon his Uncle that after his Decease his Sons should succeed him in the said Estate if they shewed not themselves unworthy and did pay the yearly Tribute of forty thousand Chequines which Tribute since the Death of Ieremy had been offered by Prince Constantine his eldest Son to Houssine Aga when as he was sent to seâ—tle the said Stephano as also that Prince Alexander promised to pay it hereafter and if need should be he would give Prince Bougdan his Brother as a sure and certain pledge for the performance of his Promises during the first year The Ambassadors having received these Instructions they took their Journey speedily to Constantinople but instead of passing through Thrace which was their directest course they were forced to go by Transilvania fearing to be hindered by the men of War which then troubled all Thrace Coming to Buda they went to salute the Bassa which commanded there who being a special Friend to Stephano put them in Prison violating the Law of Nations observed by the most barbarous and afterwards he sent them to Braille whither the Tyrant Stephano had fled They say he gave fifteen thousand Chequino's in recompence to the Bassa and to revenge himself in some sort of Prince Alexander in the Persons of his Ambassadors he caused their Heads to be cut off one night after Supper and their Bodies to be cast into the Danowe The Deaths of these Ambassadors were very prejudicial to Prince Alexander by means whereof the Grand Seignior was not truly advertised of what had past in Moldavia nor received the Complements Offers and Submission of Prince Alexander so as he was wonderfully incensed against him and sware his Ruine as you shall hear hereafter Stephano having received four thousand men from Michna Prince of Valachia and gathered together the Relicks of his scattered Army he marched toward Valachia whereof Prince Alexander being advertised he sent Prince Coresky with six thousand Horse Polonians and Cossacks to Ticouch a strong Frontier Town to guard that Passage And Prince Alexander and Visnouisky
they stayed at Yas with the rest of the Army to preserve the Country and to prevent all Alterations in favour of Stephano who had some Intelligencers Within few days after the Prince had news that the Inhabitants of Horreova a Country in Moldavia containing about fifteen or sixteen French Leagues in Circuit were in Arms and had joyned with a great Troop of Tartarians to come and invest him knowing well that Prince Coresky was otherwise employed with part of the Polonian Army Alexander stayed not to have these Rebels come to Yas but sent Visnouisky his Brother-in-law with such Forces as he could draw together to encounter with them They met together within two Leagues of the City where Visnouisky charged the Tartarians with such fury as half of them were slain upon the place and the rest of them fled there were a great number of Prisoners taken and all the poor Inhabitants of Horreova were brought unto Yas in token of triumph The dead being numbred there were found about eight hundred Tartarians and others slain and of the Polonians only fifty and some hundred hurt Prince Alexander having received News of this Defeat was wonderfully glad and went presently to Horse-back with his Company of French which he had only reserved about him to go and meet with Visnouisky and to congratulate his happy Victory This being done with many Complements and Embracings he cast his eye upon the poor Inhabitants of Horreova whom they led like a Troop of Sheep and had such Commiseration on them as he presently sent them back again having taken their Oath of Fidelity hoping that this his Clemency would draw the most Factious to Obedience having formerly tried the Oppressions of a most cruel Prince Prince Alexander having given Thanks to God for this new and unexpected Victory he sent a Gentleman unto Prince Coresky to advertise him thereof who at the same instant was busie to dispose of his Troops to meet with Stephano who returned into Moldavia The Encounter was in a plain Champaine having on the one side the River of Sirette the which divides Moldavia from Valachia the Skirmish continued from ten of the Clock untill it was Noon with like advantage but Prince Coresky being advertised that Stephano was in a Squadron of Horse which was some two hundred Paces distant from him he joyned unto his Troop four hundred Gerbeys who were well armed and led by a very valiant Captain with the which he charged him with such violence and fury as he forced them to give back yet fighting in such sort as the Event seemed to be doubtful the which being discovered by another of the Prince's Captains who led a Troop of five hundred light horse he came so fitly to succour him as Stephano and his Horse-men were forced to fly whom the Prince pursued and cut in pieces Stephano escaped with a Troop which he had reserved rather for the guard of his Person than to fight Prince Coresky at his return from the chase of his Enemies caused the dead to be numbred where he found that of Stephano's side were three thousand and four hundred men slain upon the place besides those that were Prisoners and wounded and of his part only three hundred and fifty Presently after this Victory the season of the year being cold it being the twelfth of November Prince Coresky put his Troops into Garrison and returned with one hundred and fifty Horse to Yas where he was received with much Honour and Joy. The Princess Mother to Alexander was yet in Poland but being advertised of her Sons fortunate Success she returned to Yas and brought with her Prince Bougdan her youngest Son with Alexandrina her Daughter who was yet to marry At whose Arrival there was great feasting and joy then they began to treat of a Marriage betwixt Prince Coresky and the Princess Alexandrina the which had been then consummated if Bellona had not opposed it stirring up new and more powerful Armies than the precedent to exercise the Virtues and Valours of the said Princes and to try the Patience of the two Lovers who loved one another reciprocally from their Youth To continue the deduction of new Affairs which troubled the quiet of the said Princes more than ever you must understand That about the end of November this Year 1615 they were advertised that Michna Prince of Valachia with a Bassa called Hebraim came against them with an Army of forty thousand men Turks Tartarians and Valachians to succour the Vayvod Stephano and moreover that Bethlem Gabor Prince of Transilvania had Charge from the Grand Seignior to arm against them and to assail them which in effect was a false Alarm for the said Bassa had been sâ—nt by the Grand Seignior to bring Caâ—hâ—anes which are Robes of Cloth of Gold which the Grand Seignior doth usually send in favour to Princes that are under his power both to Michna and Stephano who he held to be in peaceable possession of Moldavia but not with any Army nor with an intent to make War against the said Princes for he was yet ignorant what had passed against Stephano Noâ—withstanding the Princes holding this Advertisement to be true assembled a Council of the chief Noblemen in Court where it was resolved That an Ambassador should be speedily sent to Prince Michna both to know his Intent and to discover whether he marched toward Moldavia and with what Forces This Charge was given unto a brave Gentleman of Polonia called Boyarâ—stky who parted presently from Yas and being entered into Valachia he understood that Prince Michna was then in his Town of Bonza some twenty French Leagues distant from the Frontiers of Moldavia The Ambassador being arrived demanded Audience before Michna by whom he was sent unto the Bassa who at his first Entrance without hearing the Subject of his Ambassage demanded who had made his Master Alexander so bold as to carry Arms in the Country of the Grand Seignior without his Authority for the which he should be punished and those that did assist him commanding the Ambassador presently to be put in Irons as if he had been a Thief or some miserable Caitâ—ff The Ambassador's Servants seeing how they entreated their Master escaped as they could fearing the like who returning to Yas informed Prince Alexander what had passed assuring him that Michna had no Army ready nor any intent to enter into Moldavia at that time The Bassa disdaining to speak any more to the said Ambassador he gave charge to some of his Officers to examine him particularly of all matters concerning Alexander and what Forces he had and within few days after he returned to Constantinople leading the said Ambassador thither with him But as soon as they were arrived they sent the Ambassador unto the Divano where he was again examined by a Visier and in the end he was condemned by him to the Gallies there to remain perpetually So little account do these barbarous People make to
violate the Law of Nations especially with Christians presuming that all the World should bow unto them as if they were Gods upon Earth There was another Ambassador sent by Prince Alexander unto Bethlem Gabor who was Prince of Transilvania being at Furevar or Alba-Iulia whom he received very courteously to whom the Ambassador delivered the Subject of his Charge That Prince Alexander his Master had been advertised that he made some levy of men to joyn with Michna Prince of Valachia and to make War against him the which he could not easily believe for that he had made profession of Friendship to his deceased Father and had no cause now to leave it intreating and conjuring him not to meddle in the Affairs which he had to decide with Michna and that in requital if any occasion were offered to serve him he would employ all his means The Ambassador having ended his Speech he delivered his Princes Letters of Credit to whom Bethlem Gabor made this Answer That he never had any intent to take Arms nor to attempt any thing against Prince Alexander whose Father was his true Friend neither would he ever give any cause to discontinue this Love and Friendship betwixt them whereof he would give good proof in all occasions especially in this Subject now in question The Ambassador was much satisfied with this Answer the which was also confirmed by Letters yet notwithstanding he afterwards levied Forces against Prince Alexander but he would not joyn with Michna's Army To return to the course of our History Presently after the Bassa's Departure from Cicouch to return to Constantinople Prince Michna sent an Ambassador to Alexander with Letters by the which he excused himself for the ill usage of his Ambassador by the Bassa protesting that he was much grieved and that it was not with his Consent that he had carried him with him promising him to employ his best means to mediate his Delivery Moreover that he was not ignorant what Authority and Power the Grand Seignior had over him whom he might not resist nor by consequence his Bassaes that he had no Army on foot as he was given to understand and that his design was not to support the Cause of the Vayvod Stephano unless he were forced by the Commandment of the Grand Seignior And whereas he intreated him to deliver his Enemy Stephano into his hands he could not do it unless he should violate the Laws of Hospitality in betraying his Friend who had fled unto him for succour and withal he should incur the Indignation of the Sultan and be in danger to be dispossessed of his own Estate having no sufficient means to maintain himself against so great a Power Prince Alexander having heard this Ambassador and received an Answer from the Prince of Transilvania by the Advice of his Council dismissed all his Foot-men and part of the Cossacks retaining only five or six thousand men with him during the Winter About this time there was one of the most cursed and impious Acts committed that ever was heard of Prince Visuouisky who was a Protestant of the Greek Church having prepared at Christmas to receive the Communion after their manner the Priest who had usually served him in that Devotion being corrupted with money by his Enemies poisoned the Bread which the Prince having received he suddenly fell sick and his Torments were so violent as he died the next day This bred a suspition that he had been poisoned whereupon the Priest was apprehended who presently confessed that he was guilty and had been provoked by his Enemies As his offence was terrible being committed by a man of that Coat who had made use of so reverent a Sacrament to poison a Prince beloved of all men for his rare Virtues so his Punishment was very severe and long being bound in a Chair made of Copper-wire and a fire made round about him so as he was heard for twelve hours crying out fearfully for the insupportable Pains which he endured Whilst that Prince Alexander and his whole Court mourned for this fatal and unexpected accident there arrived a Spy which he had sent into Valachia to observe the Actions of Prince Michna who gave him to understand that there was a Bassa arrived called Skinder with a great and powerful Army and that Stephano was there in like manner who pressed them daily to march into Moldavia and to begin the War he sent four hundred men to surprise the Town of Berlada whereas Prince Coresky had left part of his men in Garrison during the Winter who keeping bad guard were surprised and most of them cut in pieces which so puffed up Stephano with Pride as he assured himself of an easie Victory But Prince Alexander hearing of this Defeat he sent four hundred Cossacks who made such speed as within three days after they arrived at Berlada a Town not walled no more than the rest where having set fire in many places they forced his men to come forth cutting them in pieces and the rest were burnt so as there escaped not above five or six to carry this bad news unto their Master who was much afflicted At the same instant when as the Cossacks were sent upon this Expedition Prince Coresky desiring to be revenged for the Defeat of his men took two thousand and five hundred choice Horse and put himself into Vasselloy fearing the Garrison he had left there would be in like manner surprised whereof the Bassa being advertised by some of the Country-men he sent his Son being twelve or thirteen years old and gave him an old Turk of â—reat experience for his Conductor with seven thousand men holding this a good occasion to get Reputation to his Son. Prince Coresky being advertised of his March by some Moldavians and that they should surprise them early in the morning knowing that they were of necessity to pass a Bridge of Wood over a River that runs by the Town he disposed his men in such sort as that the Enemy could hardly discover them some of them were lodged within Vasselloy and the rest were covered with a little mountain that adjoyned upon the Town when as some of the Turks had passed the Bridge two Squadrons sallied from the Town and charged their forâ—ward so furiously as they were in a manner all put to the Sword and amongst them the Conductor of the whole Troop the which was no difficult thing to exâ—cute for that the Turks who had marched in a manner all night to arrive early in the morning were benummed and half dead with Cold the rest of the Turks which had not yet past hearing the noise of this hot Alarm durst not advance but retired speedily fearing perchance that the Bassa's Son might be lost as well as his Conductor Prince Coresky pursued them unto a Village four Leagues distant from Vasselloy killing and taking Prisoners all he found in the way Among the Prisoners there was one who gave it out that
he was near Kinsman unto the Bassa who being brought to Prince Alexander he received him very courteously and gave him a Garment fit for him having been stript of his own he also gave him a Horse and sent him back unto the Bassa with a good Convoy to whom he sent a Letter by the which he intreated him not to advance in favour of Stephano promising that if the Grand Seignior would suffer him to enjoy Moldavia quietly he would be most faithful unto him afterwards and pay him the yearly accustomed Tribute whereof the Bassa made no great account for he was wonderfully incensed both for his Sons â—ad success in this Enterprise and for the death of his Turkish Captain Upon the day of this Victory Prince Alexander sent fifteen hundred Horse to fortifie Prince Coresky whereof eight hundred were lodged in a certain Borough six Leagues from Ticouth whereas the Bassa and Michna were then with their Army being about five and twenty thousand men These eight hundred men neglecting their Guards did nothing but drink drunk and molest their Hosts with all kind of Insolencies and forcing their Wives and Daughters which made them take a Resolution to be revenged and to that end they called unto them certain Boyers out of the Country who chusing their time cut all their Throats when they were asleep and most of them drunk About the end of this Year Prince Alexander called a General Council whereas the Princess his Mother Prince Coresky and all the chief Noblemen and Captains assisted where it was resolved that they should retire to Cochina being thirty French Leagues off for that it was the strongest place and the best furnished of all Moldavia and withal they should be far from their Enemies and near unto Polonia According to this Resolution Prince Alexander parted the next day with his whole Army and came in four days march to Cochina in the extreamest cold Season that could be having lodged his Troops the Princes sent divers Gentlemen to all their Friends and Confederates to conjure them to come speedily to succour them and in the mean time they gave order to make provision of Victuals and of all other things necessary for their Army The Bassa being advertised of this Retreat he marched with Michna and Stephano towards Yas notwithstanding the extremity of the Cold which was so violent that many died upon the way whereupon they stayed untill the time was more mild In the beginning of March the Lord of Tischevich came unto Prince Alexander with 3500 Cossacks and within few days after arrived the Lord Potosky Nephew to him who had been taken at the first Battel and carried Prisoner to Constantinople who brought with him a Troop of fifteen hundred Polonians well armed there came also other Succours unto him so as by the end of that Month the Princes Army was ten or twelve thousand strong Foot and Horse Prince Alexander hearing of the Enemies approach sent forth 1000 Horse with his Company of French Cavaliers to discover the Enemies Army who staying to refresh themselves within half a League of the Town of Espanocha whereas Michna's Tartarians were lodged they were discovered and presently invested by them and by a great number of Turks and although that there were little hope to resist so great a Multitude yet Alexanders Men who had always been accustomed to vanquish behaved themselves very valiantly desiring rather to die than to yield basely without giving proofs of their Valour This fight continued from ten of the Clock in the Morning until Night and of the whole Troop there escaped but twelve seven Polonians and five French the rest were either slain or taken Prisoners among the which was the Captain of the French Company called Mountespin whom they would have sent with the rest unto the Grand Seigniors Gallies But Stephano preserved him upon promise that he would do him good Service Here Fortune which hath hitherto been favourable unto Prince Alexander began to shew her Inconstancy to teach Princes not to run rashly into Dangers although they have had some Advantage over their Enemies At Constantinople about the end of August this Year 1616 year 1616 Envy the most furious of all the Winds that shake the Affairs of the World stirred up a horrible Tempest whose violent Gusts fell dangerously upon the Jesuits setled at Pera by the Sultans Permission at the Perswasion of Henry the Fourth the French King and labours to cast them upon the Rocks where they might suffer Shipwrack shameful to their Order and prejudicial to the Christians which live in the midst of Mahometism And to ruine them without all hope of help or relief they accused them before the Grand Visier to be Spies to Spain to give Absolution to Renegadoâ—s to baptize Turks to conceal fugitive Slaves and to send them into Christendom and withal they objected the Doctrine of killing of Kings if they were Tyrants the which had been rashly written by a Spaniard of their Coat all which Crimes are commonly punished at Constantinople with Death They seised upon their Persons and lodged them in a Dungeon they were six in number that is to say Francis Bouton Denis Guilier Dominick Maurice of Chio and Iohn Baptista Iobert their Superiour all four Priests and two Assistants and with them a Franciscan Friar Vicar to the Patriarch of Constantinople A suspition of Danger in an Estate is easily believed upon the least accident In the mean time the Emperours Ambassador came to Constantinople to renew the Truce they entered with their Drums beating and their Ensigns displayed They which thought to erect Trophies to their Glory by their Ruine of the Jesuits made use of this entry and gave false Advertisements to the Seraglio that there were in Constantinople and at Pera many thousands of Christians disguised in the Habits of Greeks and Turks which came with this Ambassadour with an intent to put that in Execution which the Jesuits had projâ—cted Moreover they informed the Grand Visier and the Muphti that the Churches in Pera and the Ambassadors Houses were full of Arms and that now when as the Turks Estate and especially Constantinople was unprovided of Forces having employed their Armies in divers Places and at one instant as in Poland Persia and both the Seas that they meant to draw the Greeks into Rebellion and give an entry to the Cossacks by the black Sea. The Sultan and his Bassaes took an alarm they commanded every man to wear the Habit of his own Nation with a prohibition to wear any Hat except the Franks and they to wear a Grecian Habit they also enrolled all the Christians in Constantinople and Pera. But the Sultan did not think his City of Constantinople free from the danger of surprise by this diligent search but he would seek his assurance in the Blood of Christians so as he commanded that all the Franks should be slain without exception But yet this Commandment
took no effect by reason of the Remonstrances which the Grand Visier and the Muphti made him representing unto him that by this Cruelty he should draw upon his Estate a dangerous War from all the Christian Princes in General But all this freed him not from fear he walks all Night on Horseback up and down the City contrary to his Custom and he causeth a Friar Vicar to the Patriarch who had been taken with the Jesuits to be executed in his Presence and he doth expresly forbid the Passage from Constantinople to Pera and from Pera to Constantinople During this Prohibition the French Ambassador had past from Pera to the City to sollicite the Jesuits Liberty At his return he found the Passage stopt he goes unto the Muphti and leaves his People in the mean time at the Sea side for it is the Custom to go to the Soveraign of Mahomets Law with a small Train during the time of his being there a Multitude of People ran dowâ—â—o the Shore to see these Men thinking for ceâ—tain that they went to put them to Death They lamenting their miserable Fortune and the Turks chargiâ—â— them furiously with Injuries as the Men 〈◊〉 they thought practised by Conspiracy their ruine But the Grand Visier having written with his own Hand and sent one of his People to them that kept the Passage the Ambassador with his whole Train was suffered to pass to Pera but he found the Storm as raging at Pera as from whence he came for one Night after the People of that Place fell into such a Fury as it was to be feared the Law of Nations would have been violated by the Insolency of some furious People although the Subject were of small Importance About five hundred Paces from the French Ambassadours quarter there fell out a Dispute in a Lodging betwixt some who spent the Night in some kind of Employment the Turks that dwelt near being awaked with this Noise ran to Arms and trooped together in the Street being in all 1000 men armed crying out that this Noise came from the Francks that is to say from the Christians in the West as Italians French Spanish English and others who meant to rise and they resolved to force the Ambassadors Houses and to put all to Fire and Sword if some better advised of the Troop had not perswaded them to delay the Execution until day the which being come the French Ambassador had means to get the Sultan to interpose his Sovereign Authority to bridle the Insolency of a Multitude inconsiderately incensed Such is the danger in the which many times the Ministers of Christian Princes find themselves who for their Masters Service live at the Mercy of a Nation baâ—barously furious as the Turkish The Jesuits in the mean time continued Prisoners in the Dungeon until that the Baron of Sansy Ambassadour for France had let the Grand Visier see their Innocency and procured their Liberty and the Sultan by his Letters Patents did publish the falshood of the malicious Accusations invented against them but to avoid the Fury of a Multitude blind in their Passions and dangerous in their fury they went to Sea to return to France but after they had sojourned sometime at the Dardanels they were again committed to Prison by reason of some certain advertisement that was given to the Sultan of the same substance The Sultan informed himself truly of their Probity gave them their liberty calling back two to Pera to live there with the same Priviledges they formerly had and suffered the rest to return into France Alexander Prince of Moldavia having lost a thousand Horse near unto Cochina the last year as you have heard the Bassa and Stephano were puft up with this good Success but Michna had no joy of it who hearing that the Princes attended him at Cochina with a Resolution to defend themselves remembring that a certain Italian making a Profession to foretell future things had told him That if he ever came to fight with the Polonians he would be in danger of his life wherefore by the Advice of his Chancellor and Camp-Master called Spaterlecha he pretended that he had received News from his Lieutenant that there was a great Troop of Tartarians entred into Valachia and spoiled the Country upon which Pretext he took leave of the Bassa and returned leaving all his Souldiers in the Army reserving only an hundred Horse for his Guard. Being in Valachia Stephano wrote unto him that he had defeated the Polonians in Battel in the which there were slain six thousand men upon the place and had taken a great number of Prisoners which thâ—â— meant to send to the Grand Seignior all which was but a mere Invention to mock Michna and to make him sorry that he â—as not in the Action whereupon he was so much â—â—â—contented as he caused the Heads of his Chanâ—ellor and Camp-master to be cut off for their bad Counsel charging them that they had some secret Intelligence with the Polonians About the end of March the Bassa with Stephano and a Tartarian Prince called Monoza resolved to advance with their whole Army being twenty thousand men towards Cochina and being within two Leagues they made a stand a whole day to refresh their men In the mean time the Princes put their Army in order of Battel in a little Plain within a quarter of a League of Cochina leaving a thousand choice Horse within the Town under the Command of Prince Coresky assuring themselves that the Turks would not fail to camp betwixt the Town and the Prince's Army that if they were defeated they might have no means to retire into the Fort which was held impregnable The Princes drew eight pieces of Cannon out of the Fort which they planted within a Trench which was covered with a Wood. The Bassa on the other side thought that he had the Princes at his mercy being advertised that they had not half so many men in their Army early in the morning he caused his men to march in good order who arrived near to Cochina by seven of the clock in the morning where having made a stand to discover the Princes Army he went and incamped betwixt them and the Town as it had been foreseen His men being put in order the Tartarians who had a great desire to be revenged of the Cossacks who had defeated them in many Encounters intreated to have the Point the which was granted and the Trumpets sounding they advanced towards a Battalion of Cossacks nothing distrusting the Cannon which was planted on that side and not seen Coming within the shot they presently played upon them and overthrew a great number of the Tartarians and terrified the rest the which the Cossacks perceiving they charged them furiously and cut the rest in pieces and so retired towards their Army seeing another Squadron of Valachianâ— and Moldavians come to succour the Tartarians The Lord of Tischevich with his Troop of fifteen or sixteen
hundred Horse well armed went to encounter the said Squadron which advanced bravely towards the Princes Cannon The Combate was long without any shew of Advantage which made the Marshal of the Turks Army to send three thousand Turks to succour them and the Princes caused a Squadron of Cossacks and Moldavians to advance who carried themselves so valiantly as they forced the Turks to retire above an hundred Paces Then Prince Alexander cried out Now my Companions behold the Enemy is in disorder let us charge them resolutely and the Victory is certain After which he advanced with the rest of his Army commanding two Cannons to be shot off together for a sign to Prince Coresky that he might sally forth and charge the Turks Rereward as it had been resolved but he stayed not for the Signal being already advanced above three hundred Paces fearing that the Party would be ended without him or that he should fail at need The Bassa seeing this Stratagem which he feared not and the bad success of his men which he had sent to fight and that he was charged both before and behind he began to be amazed and having caused a Squadron of two thousand Horse Turks and Valachians to advance to second his Troops he retired apart with Stephano who was no less afraid than himself with the rest of the Turkish Cavalry to attend the event of the Battel There was never a more furious Combate seen which continued for the space of two hours full of fearful Howlings of Turks who in the end fainted seeing no Succours come unto them whereas if the Bassa and the cowardly Stephano had joyned with them they had without doubt fortified their Carriages and renewed their Forces and by all appearance won the Victory which they lost beyond all mens Expectation When as the Bassa and Stephano saw that their Forces were in rout and no means to draw them again together they began to make a Retreat with above two thousand Horse which had not yet fought in the mean time the Princes Tischevich and Coresky like two Thunderbolts of War cut all in pieces they could meet and fearing lest they should make a new head the Princes drew all their men together and made a stand upon the Place of Battel not suffering their Souldiers to go to the Spoil before they were assured that the Enemy was retired in great haste fearing the Princes would have pursued them the which they would willingly have done if their Men and Horses had not been almost tired in the former Battel in which there was slain above twelve thousand men besides the Wounded and Prisoners Prince Alexander being returned to Cochina with the other Princes and Noblemen they gave Thanks to God for the Victory they had obtained against the Turks and their Confederates and there was much joy with the Princess and all the Ladies who were retired into the Fort attending the Event of this fearful Battel Prince Coresky burned with desire to enjoy his Mistress whom he loved as his own life so as by a free consent of all Parties they were married within two days after the Victory to the great content of all the Court. Whilst that the Princes began to enjoy the Fruits of their Victory the Bassa and wretched Stephano returned to Yas but finding no safety there they parted presently the Bassa to Constantinople and the Tyrant into Valachia to Prince Michna who was his only support notwithstanding that he had mocked him apparently But before this Wretch departed from Yas having no hope ever to return again he caused the Town to be set on fire in many places so as of two and twenty thousand Houses there were not above six hundred untouched The Princes having advice hereof in the beginning of April they marched speedily thither where finding it so desolate they resolved to pursue Stephano into Valachia and punish him according to his deserving The next day they marched towards Valachia being to pass the River of Siretta there being on the other side a Borough in which Michna had four hundred men in Garrison to keep the Frontiers The Princes arriving at this place the Garrison put themselves in defence but they were soon forced and cut in pieces so as there escaped not one and as for the Inhabitants they were well intreated having made no resistance and withal they hated Michna for the Vexations they received from the said Garrison The Army having rested there three days advanced with all speed towards the City of Bonza whereas Michna then remained with wretched Stephano who had no care but to make good cheer The Army being come within a League of Bonza it was discovered by some Country-men who ran to advertise their Prince wishing him to save himself speedily for that they had discovered the Polonian Army near the City Michna was ready to sit down to dinner having invited Stephano to accompany him but he was so amazed at this unexpected coming of the Princes as he ran himself to his Stable and mounted upon the first Horse he could find without Saddle and so took his way towards Tergovist being followed by few of his People one of which gave him his own Horse which was better furnished and as for Stephano having sadled his own Horse he fled all alone towards Nicopolis The Princes being entred Bonza without resistance they were wonderfully grieved that they had not found Stephano which was their whole Design and that Prince Michna to whom they intended no harm had been so amazed The Army at their first Entrance spoiled the City which the Princes could not hinder nor yet the ravishing of many Wives and Virgins which drew the Wrath of God upon them and in all appearance was the true cause of the Miseries which afterward befell the Princes During their Abode at Bonza to refresh their men many Boyers or Noblemen of the Couâ—try desiring the shake off the Yoke of Prince Michna's Command who governed insolently came unto Prince Alexander beseeching him to stay in Valachia promising that the whole Nobility would willingly yield him all Obedience and Fidelity But the Prince having no intent to dispossess Michna thanked them for their good will the which the Boyers understanding they told him that they would be glad seeing he refused it that Prince Cherbanne who had been their Vayvod before Michna and had been expelled Valachia by Bethlem Gabor and forced to retire into Germany to the Emperour might return and take upon him the Government of Valachia intreating him to give him Passage through Moldavia if he presented himself the which Prince Alexander willingly granted desiring much that Prince Cherbanne were restored for that Michna favoured his Enemy and had himself a design upon the Estate of Moldavia which in the end he obtained Prince Michna being come to Playa which is betwixt Bonza and Tergovist he stayed some days there attending his Train during the which he sent speedilyto his Wife being
at Tergovist willing her to go with all speed to Nicopolis for that he feared the Princes would seise both upon them and their Estates as they might easily have done if they had foreseen what afterwards befell them Michna being come to Tergovist he presently sent an Ambassador to Prince Alexander to know upon what Design he had entered Valachia with an Army having no cause but contrariwise that he had given good Testimony that he was his Friend for that he would not assist the Bassa and Stephano when they pursued him to Cochina notwithstanding that they were much stronger in shew That if his Intent were only to seise upon Stephano he assured him that he was not with him but was fled another way promising that if he could ever take him he would deliver him into his hands intreating him withal to retire out of his Estate not suffering his Army to spoil it any more and that they might continue good Friends Prince Alexander received this Ambassador very courteously who hearing the Subject of his Embassy made Answer That he had the day before sent unto his Master to inform him of his Intent which was not to attempt any thing against his Person nor Estate but only to pursue Stephano who had set fire on the City of Yas before he parted and to let Michna know That he meant not to wrong him nor to inrich himself with any thing that was his he had sent him back his Plate with all his rich Moveables Michna's Ambassador having thanked Prince Alexander returned to Tergovista and found all true that the Prince had said the which freed Michna from farther fear Before Prince Alexander's Departure from Bonza he sent the Lord Troianosky with two thousand Horse to pursue Stephano but it was without effect for he understood that he had passed the River of Danow with his Wife and a small train At the same time a Troop of fifteen hundred Tartarians being advertised that the Polonians pursued Stephano only with a thousand Horse and that they were tired with their long Marches advanced to charge them but it was not with that Success they expected for Troianosky discovering them afar off in a plain champian Field had leisure to put his men into four Squadrons and there attended them who approaching near to discover the number of the Polonians would gladly return without blows but it was too late for Troianosky commanded two of his Squadrons to charge them suddenly so as within less than a quarter of an hour they were defeated and above four hundred slain upon the place the rest fled the same way that they came of the Polonians there were not above five and twenty slain and about fifty hurt The Princes had resolved to leave Valachia forbidding all Captains and Souldiers upon pain of death to carry away any Valachian of either Sex with them hearing they had seised upon some and meant to draw a Ransome from them after which they began to march and being upon the way they were advertised that the Inhabitants of Horreova were again revolted and in Arms refusing to acknowledge Prince Alexander or to pay the accustomed Tribute unless he would make it appear that he was confirmed by the Grand Seignior Prince Coresky was sent thither with five thousand men whose coming did so amaze them as they yielded without any resistance This Prince being loth to lose any time laid Siege to the Town and Fort of Bialigront seated upon the River of Bohou the which was held by the Tartarians Praecopences in which Fort there was a Garrison of Janizaries and many Boyers of Moldavia who defended themselves valiantly and made many Sallies in which they slew above three hundred of the Prince's men and he himself was in danger to be taken if he had not been speedily delivered by the Lord of Tischevich and his Troop who charged the Janizaries so resolutely as they forced them to retire leaving many of their men dead upon the place The Prince sâ—eing there was no hope to take the place without Cannon raised his Siege and returned to Yas to Prince Alexander Soon after Hebraim Bassa wrote to Prince Alexander as if he had been his friend giving him to understand That from thenceforth he should live quietly in Moldavia for that the Grand Seignior's Lieutenant-General or chief Visier from whom Stephano had always drawn his chief support was in disgrace promising the Prince to imploy himself for him to his Master the which he did either to make him careless of his own Strength or to draw some Recompence or Reward from him if the Grand Seignior should confirm him in Moldavia as there was some likelihood seeing that Stephano had made himself altogether unworthy as well by his flight as by his wicked Actions which made him in the end so odious to the Grand Seignior as he resolved to ruine him So as soon after they were advertised that the Grand Seignior had given Commandment unto the said Bassa to seize upon Stephano who had retired himself to Brahile and to bring him unto him alive or dead with whatsoever did belong unto him the which he executed after this manner The said Bassa marched with all diligence towards Brahile carrying a Chiaus with him and being within four or five Leagues of the Town he sent one of his people to advertise Stephano of his coming and that he meant the next day to dine with him Stephano who distrusted nothing holding the Visier to be still his friend parted early in the morning to meet him and coming near him he alighted from his Horse to do him reverence and the Bassa did the like where after some little Conference together he drew out the Commission he had to seise upon his Person and to carry him to Constantinople the which Stephano perceiving he turned him to his Servants and willed them to shift for themselves for that he saw he went to his death His men being retired the Chiaus who had his Mace in his hand gave him a blow betwixt the Shoulders and then causâ—d him to be bound hand and foot and cast into a Cart drawn by four good Horses and in this manner they carried him to Constantinople where being arrived to avoid the Punishment he had deserved he denied his Faith and became a Renegado and withal he became very poor and miserable for at the same instant that he was taken the Bassa sent to seise and carry away whatsoever he had at Brahile and Nicopolis where his Wife remained so as he had nothing left him but the remorse of Conscience that tormented him continually for the barbarous Cruelties which he had practised in Moldavia Some of his men returned to Yas and there declared what had befallen Stephano in their Presence for which they generally gave thanks unto God and were very joyful Soon after News came to Yas that the Sultan had appointed Prince Michna to succeed Stephano in the Principality of
Moldavia which is very much better than that of Valachia and that he sent Skinder Bassa his General in Europe with a powerful Army to settle the said Michna and to expell Alexander the which proved so true as on the 25 th of Iune this year 1616 the said Bassa came to Tergovist where Prince Michna attended him with great Preparatives both to receive him and to refresh his Army The Bassa making his entry into Tergovist had amongst other things of note thirty or foâ—ty Musicians on Horse back playing upon certain Instruments almost like unto Gitterns which made but silly Musick he had also many Pages who instead of Cloaks ware the Skins of Leopards Lions and Tygres as if they meant to terrifie the World and his Army consisted of about twenty thousand men some Turks some Tartarians to whom Michna joyned his Forces having 10000 Horse and Foot which he had drawn from Valachia and the neighbour Countries The Bassa being entred the Castle whereas Prince Michna attended him after many Complements they entred into a great Hall well appointed where the Bassa presented him his Letters Patents and a Robe which his Master had sent to Michna which he caused to be put on in the presence of all the Noblemen of his Court proclaiming him Prince and Vayvod of Moldavia with many Ceremonies too long to relate After which Prince Michna led the Bassa into another great Hall where a Feast was prepared as well for himself as for such as he would admit to his Table Michna offering to serve the said Bassa but he would not suffer him causing him to sit down right against him On the Second of Iuly they parted from Tergovist and marched into Moldavia whereof the Polonian Princes were advertised but the Princess Mother to Alexander maintained That the Bassa came only to bring the Patents to Prince Alexander her Son which dangerous Opinion of hers grew by reason of the Letters which Hebraim Bassa had sent to Prince Alexander not remembring that it came from a Turk his sworn Enemy and therefore not to be credited especially in a matter of that importance so as she was the cause of their utter ruine About this time the General of the King of Polonia's Army called Zolkelchy envying the Honour which the Polonian Princes had gotten by so many Victories and withal drawn by his own private Interest writ to Prince Michna and the Bassa that if they would promise to procure the Sultan to advance the eldest Son of the deceased Prince Simeon who lived with him to be Prince of Valachia whereof his Father had been formerly Vayvod he would so weaken the Prince's Army as they should be forced to yield or fly Whose Demand being easily granted this Traitor writ to certain Captains of the Cossacks that they should leave the Prince's Army â—â—d come with all speed into Poland to accompany Vladislaus their King's Son who had been chosen Duke of Muscovy and meant to go thither with a great Army by reason of some Crosses and that they should be very well paid The Cossacks who depend upon the Crown of Poland serving those that promise most began to mutiny saying plainly That if they had not money speedily they would retire into their Country yet concealing that they had been called to any other Service and without any long stay there parted early in a morning about 8000 carrying with them great store of Oxen Sheep and other Cattel with all the Spoils they had got in the precedent Victories After their Example Bicho General of Prince Alexander's Army whether corrupted by Bribes or for that he had an apprehension of this powerful Army which came against them retired also secretly toward Michna and the Bassa being followed by 2000 Horse This was a Subject of great amazement to the Prince's Army and yet as if they had been inchanted by some devillish Charms they could not resolve to make a Retreat as they might easily have done without danger Many advised Prince Alexander to this course even Prince Michna writ unto him advising him to retire into Polonia before that his Army approached nearer to Yas the which he did for fear of the Success whereof his false Prophet had forewarned him as we have formerly observed whereupon Alexander went to Council on the 25 th of Iuly but they could not resolve the Commanders and Souldiers being much divided most of them demanding their Pay else they would not fight the which they took for a Pretext of their Retreat In the mean time the Tartarians which made the Vantguard of Prince Michna's Army approached which made the Princes to leave Yas and to march toward Cochina but they could not do it so secretly but the Tartarians were advertised who past speedily through the City and charged them in the Rear in which Encounter George Potosky Nephew to him that was taken with Constantine having fought valiantly and slain many Tartarians with his own hand was in the end shot thorow the body with an Arrow whereof he died presently The Lord of Tischeuich came speedily to the Charge with a Troop of Cossacks which he had stayed and charged the Tartarians so furiously as he slew eight hundred upon the place and put the rest to rout Alexander having received the Letter above mentioned from Prince Michna made Answer that contrary to his promise to continue his friend and never to take Arms against him he had craved aid from the Turk to dispossess him of Moldavia to the which his Predecessor had never pretended neither could they according to the fundamental Laws of the Country and the Conventions accorded by the Grand Seignior when as the Moldavians submitted themselves under his Sovereignty by the which no man could be Vayvod of Moldavia unless he were born in the Country Moreover he should remember that it was in his power to dispossess him of Valachia when as he entred Bonza with his Army in pursuit of Stephano the which he would not do nor detain any of his precious Moveables which he had reserved and sent unto him that if he abused the Power which he then had God would not suffer so great an Ingratitude and Usurpation to remain unpunished And although his Army were far inferiour to his yet he would let him know that he neither feared him nor the Bassa putting his chief Confidence in the assistance of the Almighty who had in many occasions used them to abate the Turks pride which he should abhor if he were a true Christian rather than to joyn with them to satisfie his Ambition Prince Michna having sent this Letter to Skinder Bassa General of the Turks Army he was so incensed as he presently commanded his Lieutenant to pursue the Polonians with twelve thousand choice men they being then at Câ—nard betwixt Yas and Cochina Prince Alexander being advertised hereof he suddenly caused his Army to advance towards the Fort of Cochina At the same time the Chancellor to Prince
Cherbanne who came with one hundred and fifty Horse to Prince Alexander to assure him that his Master was coming to his aid with five or six thousand men was pursued by the Turks near unto Yas whereas he thought to have found the said Prince and of all his Troop only himself and one more escaped so as the Prince could have no certain news of the said Cherbanne Prince Coresky who had remained with two thousand five hundred Horse not far from Cotnard was also encountred by a great Troop of Turks and Tartarians which he could not well discover by reason of a little Mountain that covered them the Prince seeing some of them appear charged them but finding that as he defeated one Troop a fresh succeeded in his place he was forced to make his Retreat with this advantage that he had almost slain six thousand of his Enemies having not lost above two hundred and fifty of his own men But the Prince was wounded with two Arrows one in the Thigh and the other in the Back which was a great disaster for himself and for the whole Army He which commanded this Troop of Turks being much amazed at this unexpected Encounter having gathered his men together and joyned them to fifteen thousand others whom the Bassa had sent he being yet at Yas he caused this Army to approach within a quarter of a League to the Polonians where having encouraged his men in what he could he told them that to shew his Affection unto the Sultan's Service in this occasion he was resolved to send a Challenge to Prince Coresky whom he confest to be the most valiant of all the Polonian Army so as he presently dispatched one of his Captains to go unto the Prince and to call him in the behalf of his General The Captain coming to Alexander's Camp demanded to speak with Prince Coresky who being brought unto him delivered the Charge he had from his General The Prince although he were neither able to stand nor to sit on Horse-back by reason of his Wounds yet would he needs have accepted this Challenge if Prince Alexander and the chief Noblemen of the Army had not conjured him to excuse himself by reason of his Indisposition letting him know that the event of such a Combat did not only import him but all those of his Party who had their chief hope in him whereunto the Princâ—sses added their instant Intreaties and among others his dear Spouse who was much afflicted for his Wounds The Lord of Tischeuich a brave and valiant Gentleman being then present intreated Prince Alexander to give him leave to accept of the Challenge for Prince Coresky his Cousin the which was willingly granted so as he sent a Gentleman with the said Turk to know if the General would yield thereunto which he did willingly not being ignorant of the Quality and Valour of the said Tischeuich It was agreed that the Combate should be betwixt both Armies lying in a plain open Field within a quarter of a League one of another with promise that neither Party should be assisted These two brave Warriours having taken leave of their Friends came to the place appointed in view of both Armies The Turks General being about fifty Paces from his Army caused Water to be brought with the which he washed his Mouth Eyes Nose Ears and Privy Parts believing according to his Law that this washing would serve as a purifying then turning toward the East he made his Prayer after which he went to Horse-back being richly armed and furnished and then marched softly towards his Adversary who attended him well mounted and armed and so they began their Combat their chief Arms being Bows and Arrows which they spent without hurting one another till at last Tischeuich having a Peâ—ronel shot the Turk thorow the Body and overthrew him who striving to rise again Tischeuich passed over him with his Horse and wounded him in the right Arm and at the next blow slew him after which he cut off his head and carried it to Prince Alexander The Polonians were very joyful of the happy Success of this famous Combate and the Turks being much amazed advertised the Bassa and Michna that it was necessary they should bring the rest of their Army and their Cannon if they would be revenged of the Polonians In the mean time the Traitor Bicho who had abandoned Prince Alexander with a Troop of two thousand Tartarians and Moldavians found means to get before the Polonian Army and to cut off the way betwixt Cotnarde and the Town of Bothocan six Leagues off The Valachians and Transilvanianâ— led by the General of Michna's Army invested them upon the right hand and the body of the Turks Army followed behind so as there remained nothing but upon the left hand a Wood of Timber-trees which might favour their Retreat Skinder Bassa hearing the Success of the Combate commanded his Army to advance presently with sixteen Cannons The Princes seeing themselves environed by so many Enemies they resolved to fortifie themselves with their Carts and Carriages and to defend themselves but what could five or six thousand men prevail against two or three and twenty thousand for so many were thought to be in the Turks Army True it is they expected daily Prince Cherbanne and the Lord Bossi who were within two days Journey and brought with them ten or twelve thousand men This made the Bassa and Michna to advance to force the Polonians to yield or fight Coming near unto their Camp and seeing them invested on all sides but towards the Wood they approached their Cannon which had been able to have spoiled their Camp but it was not their design they only desired to take the Princes and Princesses Prisoners with the chief Noble-men Whereupon they sent to summon the Polonian Army to deliver into their hands the said Princes and Lords promising that the rest of the Army should depart with Bag and Baggage whereunto they would not yield but made an Answer all with one consent That they would rather dye than commit such Baseness and Treachery This being reported to the Bassa and Prince Michna they commanded that some of their Cannon should be charged with small Bullets and discharged through the Polonian Army whereby there were a great number slain and wounded The Princes who had but some small pieces made certain Vollies but to small purpose neither had they any more Bullets left and little Powder for that by ill chance part had been burnt some few days before so as all things seemed to foretell their ruine at hand The Lord of Tischeuich having judiciously observed that remaining in that inclosure he could not escape Death or at least Captivity resolved with five hundred Horse the most valiant among the Polonians to force through three or four Squadrons which were set in guard by the Wood side to the end none might escape that Place being most suspected to the Turks the which they
the end by his Care and Diligence The Tartarian being one day absent from his Lodging Alexandrina took occasion to talk with Iaques the Polonian telling him That having found him faithful unto her she would direct him a course whereby he might redeem himself from Captivity so as he would principally observe what she did prescribe Iaques having promised to execute whatsoever this Lady should enjoyn him yea with the hazard of his Life she then said unto him You know the Tartarian whose Captives we are hath an elder Brother a very rich Man who of late is become blind and deaf by reason of a great Catarr and Defluction which is fallen down into his Eyes and Ears wherewith his Brother seems to be much afflicted I have a Jewel which my great Lord and Husband gave me when we were made sure the which I have kept carefully hiding it sometimes in my Hair sometimes in my old tatter'd Rags which I have worn since my Captivity the which I have much esteemed for that my dear Spouse had assured me that the Stone which was set in this Jewel had many and singular Virtues and amongst others that it would restore the sight which had been lost by Defluction and cure Deafness so as it were not natural or too inveterate I am resolved to take out the Stone and deliver it thee after thou hast sounded the Tartarian whether he will set thee at Liberty if thou dost cure his Brother of his Infirmities making him swear solemnly not to retain the Stone but to suffer thee to carry it away to the end thou mayest restore it unto me without his knowledge Having resolved upon this Plot the Lady said unto him You must also demand of the sick Man a Horse and some Money with Pass-ports to go into your Country to the end thou mayest go speedily to my dear Husband wheresoever thou shalt hear of him and to deliver him my Letters and bring me an answer if it be possible The Polonian having sworn to perform whatsoever the Lady commanded him being at Liberty the Princess delivered him the Stone he swearing to restore it unto her again as soon as he had done his cure if it were not taken from him by Violence The Polonian attended with impatience until the Tartarian did talk unto him of his Brothers Infirmity who finding him one day much afflicted took occasion to tell him that he knew a certain means how to cure his Brother without any Pain or taking any thing inwardly I believe nothing reply'd the Tartarian for all the Physicians in the Country could not do it but if he could effect his saying he promised to set him at Liberty without ransome and to give him wherewithal to conduct him into his Country It is the recompence said the Prisoner I meant to demand and that you swear unto me by your great God not to fail of your promise when I have performed mine and not to retain nor suffer any one to take from me the thing I shall use in the cure The Tartarian having solemnly sworn and laid his right Hand upon his Heart the Polonian took a time to make preparation for his cure The Tartarian although he distrusted his new Physitian yet he acquainted his Brother with the Project who being desirous to recover his Sences intreated his Brother not to neglect the offer promising to save him harmeless both in regard of the ransome which he expected from the Polonian and for the Money he should give him The day appointed being come the Tartarian prest the Prisoner to perform his Promise to whom the sick man also promised a Horse and fifty Chequines to return into his Country taking the same Oath which his Brother had formerly done All things being ready he applyed his physical Stone binding it fast to one of his Eyes for the space of seven hours after which being taken away he saw clearly and in like manner he recovered his other Eye and afterwards his hearing by the like Application whereat the Tartarians much rejoyced giving unto the Polonian what they had promised and procuring him pass-ports from the Governour without which he could hardly get out of the Country The Polonian before his departure told the Tartarian Captain that he had a suit unto him that was that the Polonian Woman which was also his Prisoner was his near Kinswoman intreating him that in respect of his good Office he had done to his Brother he would use her and her little Infant better and that as soon as he were returned into his Country he would take a course for her ransome and it might be would bring it himself The Polonian having acquainted the Lady with what had past and delivered her Jewel faithfully unto her having received her Letters to Prince Coreskie and vowed to find him out he took his leave This Polonian travelling towards his Country met with one of the same Nation who having been taken Prisoner with Prince Alexander made an escape these two discoursing freely of their Adventures Iaques inquired carefully what was become of the Princes which had been carried Prisoners to Constantinople by Skinder Bassa and especially of Coreskie and hearing that he was in the Prisons of the Black Sea he inquired by what means he might speak with this Prince or at least how he might convey some Letters unto him to whom he answered that it was very difficult for that he was straightly guarded But he understood that the French Ambassador had sometimes leave to send to visit him whereof he might inform himself more particularly After this Iaques intreated his Country-men to deliver certain Letters which the Princess had written unto her Kinsfolk the which he promised to perform faithfully and so they parted Iaques coming to Constantinople he grew acquainted with one of the French Ambassadors Men who was sometimes employed to visit the Prince and to carry him Money and other Necessaries by whose means he got access unto the Prince and delivered his Letters the which he received with much Joy hearing of his Wives Health Eight days after the Polonian coming to visit the Prince he received from him an answer to his Wife and so took his leave who after many troublesome Encounters returned to Bialigrot where finding the Lady all alone the Tartarian and his Servants being gone a hunting he gave an account unto her of his Negotiation and delivered his Letters whereat she was much joyed hearing that he was alive though infinitely grieved for his Captivity understanding that the Grand Seignior had refused to put him to ransome After their Discourse the Princess advertised her faithful Agent That since his departure the Tartar had grown jealous of her Quality and had enquired of her what her Husband her Kinsfolks and their Estates were to whom she had answered that her Husband was a Captain who had been taken Prisoner with Prince Alexander and carried with him into Turkey and as for her other Kinsfolks they were all
the commandment of his Brother Selymus strangled 542 b. Achomates the great Bassa appeaseth the Souldiers up in Arms for the unworthy death of Mustapha 516 a. his miserable end 517 a. Achmat the great Sultan crowned 837 b his disposition 839 a. sick of the small pox 845 a. contemneth good counsel ib. b. his first son born 857 b. seeketh in vain to make peace with the Persian 881 a. makes Gambolat General of his Army into Asia and suddenly commandeth him to be slain 897 a. his extreme severity 905 b. beats his Sultana 907 b. in danger to be slain by a Deruice 908 a. cometh in state to Constantinople 912 a. admonisheth the Transilvanians to obey Gabor 920 b. commands all the Christians to be slain 933 b. entertains four Armies 942 b. his death and disposition 943 b. Adom Castle abandoned by the Haiducks 820 b. Agria in vain besieged by the Turks 511 b yielded unto Mahomet the Third 767 a. Aladin the son of Kei-Husreu of the Selzuccian Family driven out of Persia seiseth upon Cilicia 54 a. Aladin his Modesty about the division of his Father Othomans Inheritance and Goods with his Brother Orchanes 125 a. Aladin the Caramanian King hanged 144 a. Aladin Amurath's eldest Son slain with a fall from his Horse 197 a. Alba-Regalis yielded to King Ferdinand 472 b. besieged by Solyman 500 a b. the lake and ditches with incredible labor filled up by the Turks ib. b. the suburbs won ib. b. the miserable slaughter of the Christians in their â—light 501 a. yielded unto Solyman 501 b. besieged by Duke Mercurie 793 a. the suburbs of the City surprised by Lord Russworm ib. b. the City taken by the Christians ib. b. besieged by the Turks 799 b. terribly assaulted 800 a. won by the Turks ib. b. Alba-Regalis the suburbs by the Christians sacked and burnt 820 a. Aladeules his Kingdom 353 a. the battel betwixt him and Selymus ib. b. he flyeth into the Mountains ib. b. taken by Sinan Bassa and brought to Selymus is put to death 354 a. his head sent to Venice for a present and his Kingdom brought into the form of a Province ib. a. Albuchomar discovereth unto Selymus the power of Tomombeius and the treason intented by them of Caire 372 a. Aleppo in Syria betrayed and taken from the Christians by Saladin Sultan of Damasco 43 a. by the Tartars taken from the Turks and by them sacked and rased 79 b. by Cayerbeius the Traitor delivered to Selymus 361 a. Alessandro the Georgian submitteth himself unto Mustapha 660 b. Alexius the great President of Constantinople committed to Prison 32 b. his Eyes put out by the commandment of Andronicus ib. b. Alexius Comnenus otherwise called Prophyrogenitus succeedeth his Father Emanuel in the Empire 30 b. by the practice of Andronicus is deprived of his Empire and strangled 35 b. Alexius the young Prince craveth Aid of Philip the Emperour and the Latine Princes against his Vncle the Vsurper 54 a. cometh to the Army of the Christian Princes going towards the Holy Land 55 a. arriveth with a great fleet of the Latins before Constantinople ib. b. taketh land and after a hot skirmish forceth the old Tyrant Alexius to â—lie out of the City ib. b. seeketh to bring the Latins again into the City 56 b is betrayed and strangled by Murzufle 57 a. Alexius Philantropenus by Andronicus the Emperour made Governour of the frontiers of his Empire in Asia against the Turks 103 a aspireth ib. b. betrayed hath his Eyes put out ib. b. Alexius Strategopulus with a small power sent into Graecia by the Emperour Michael Palaeologus by the treason of two Greeks taketh the City of Constantinople from the Latins 80 b. 81 a. Alexander proclaimed Prince of Moldavia 930 a. sendeth Ambassadors to Sultan Achmat ib. a. another to Prince Michna 931 a a third to Bethlem Gabor ib. b. 800 of his Souldiers slain by their hosts for their Insolency 932 b. he receiveth new Aids some whereof are defeated 932 b. 933 a. treacherously forsaken by his General 936 b he and his confederates invironed by the Turks Army 937 b. taken Prisoner and carried to Constantinople 938 b. Algiers described 486 a. in vain besieged by Charles the Emperour ib. a. Aliculi Chan taken 668 a. in hope of liberty conducted Hassan Bassa through the straight passages of Georgia ib. b. cast in prison at Erzirum ib. b. escapeth from Ferat 685 b. by the Persian King to the great discontentment of the Turcomans made Governour of Tauris 686 a. killeth the Bassa of Maras and doth the Turks great harm and so flieth from Tauris 698 b. conspireth with Abas Mirize against the Persian Prince 704 a. being by the Prince sent against the Turks performeth nothing 705 a. Alis Bassa with a great Army overthrown by Scanderbeg 196 b. Alis Bassa sent by Bajazet with an Army ouâ— of Europe against Techellis slain 323 a. Alis Beg and his four Sons treacherously slain by Ferat Bassa 404 b. Alis Bassa of Buda by the commandment of Amurath strangled 706 b. Alis Beg Governour of Strigonium coming down into the lower Town is there stayed by the Ianizaries 748 a. his resolute answer unto the Message sent him from the Lord Palfi 750 a. slain with a great shot 757 a. Almericus Earl of Joppa after the death of his Brother Baldwin chosen the sixth King of Jerusalem 39 a. with a puissant Army entereth Egypt and in plain battel overthroweth Dargan the Sultan ib. a aideth Sanar the Sultan against Saracon Noradins General whom he overthroweth in Egypt ib. b. taketh Alexandria 40 a. winneth Pelusium ib a. dieth 41 a. b. Aloysius Grittus the Duke of Venice's Son sent by Solyman as his Lieutenant into Hungary to oversee King John 426 a. contemned by Americus causeth him to be murthered 427 b. besieged by the Transilvanians 428 a. taken and beheaded ib. b. the great Riches found about him ib. b. Alphonsus King of Naples sendeth aid unto Scanderbeg 252 a. with Alexander Bishop of Rome craveth aid of Bajazet the Turk against Charles the French King 307 a. Alphonsus resigneth his Kingdom of Naples unto his Son Ferdinand 309 a. Alphonsus Daualus Vastius Lieutenant-General of the Emperour's Land-forces in his Expedition for Tunes 441 a. his Speech unto the Spanish Captains 443 b. commandeth the Emperour 448 a. with Hannbaldus sent Ambassadors from the Emperour and the French King to the State of Venice for a confederation betwixt that State and them to be made against Solyman 468 a. his Oration in the Venetian Senate the Answer of the Duke the Senators diversly affected towards the Confederation 466 b. Alteration of Religion in the Greek Church the cause of great troubles 100 b. Althems Regiment in mutiny 841 a. Altensol yielded to the Hungarian Rebels 873 a. Amesa with his Turks overthrown and taken prisoner by Scanderbeg 249 a. Amesa employed by his Vncle Scanderbeg for the recovery of Croia out of the hands of the Turks 183 b
b. joyneth a great and mortal battel with Tamerlane 151 a. forsaken of his own Souldiers ib. b. overthrown and taken Prisoner by Axalla 152 a. brought to Tamerlane ib. shut up in an Iron Cage like a beast ib. b. dieth miserably 157 a. his issue as also his immediate Successor uncertain 159 a. his true posterity 159. b. Bajazet the Second excluded from the succession in the Turkish Empire by his Son Corcutus commeth to Constantinople 297 b. by the mediation of the Great Bassaes obtaineth the Kingdom of Corcutus 298 a. goeth against his Brother Zemes up in Rebellion against him ib. a. in doubt to have been betrayed by his Souldiers 300 a. reviled by the Ianizaries 302 a. putteth some of them to death 302 b. purposeth their utter destruction 303 a. glad to dissemble his purpose and to reconcile himself unto them ib. a. sendeth Dautius his Ambassador to Alexander Bishop of Rome 307 a. glad to hear that divers of the Christian Princes had combined themselves against the French King 310 b. in danger to have been slain by a Deruislar or Turkish Monk 315. b. Bajazet by nature peaceable ib. b. his Children 324 b. sendeth Ambassadors with presents unto his Son Selymus 327 a. seeking to prefer Achomates his eldest Son to the Empire himself yet living is mightily withstood by the Souldiers of the Court before corrupted by Selymus ib. b. he forbiddeth Selymus to come unto him and threatneth him 328. b. fearing to lose Constantinople departeth from Hadrianople ib. b. his resolute speech unto the Ianizaries and other Souldiers of the Court 338 a. in plain battel overcometh his Son Selymus at Tzurulum 331. a. willing the second time to have resigned his Empire to Achomates is again withstood by his men of War 332 a. his resolute answer unto Mustapha and the other traiterous Bassaes after that Selymus was by their practise by the Souldiers of the Court saluted Emperour 337 a. poysoned by Hamon his Physitian a Iew ib. b. dieth 338 a. Bajazet Solyman's younger Son seeketh to aspire unto the Empire his Father yet living 519 a. setteth up a counterfeit Mustapha to make an head to his intended rebellion ib. a. the subtile and crafty dealing of the supposed Mustapha to deceive the People ib. a. forsaken of his followers is taken and brought to Solyman at Constantinople 520 a. secretly with his complices drowned Bajazet sent for by his Father goeth unto him in fear ib. b. in few words comforted by his Mother 521 a. sharply for his disloyalty reproved by his Father and so by him pardoned ib. a. returneth again to his charge ib. b. after the death of Roxolana his Mother raiseth new stirs ib. b. admonished of his duty by his father 521 b. unwilling to go to Amasia the Province appointed him by his Father seeketh delays 522 a. by a Chiaus requesteth his Father not to intermeddle betwixt his Brother and him 523 a. making shew as if he would go to Amasia stayeth at Ancyra and there raiseth his forces ib. b. his quarrel generally favoured of the Souldiers 524 a. his purpose ib a. he goeth against his Brother towards Iconium ib. a. fighteth a bloody Battel with his Brother Selymus wherein were forty thousand Turks slain ib. b. put to the worse retireth and so goeth to Amasia ib. b. more commended by the Souldiers in his overthrow than was his Brother in his Victory ib. b. seeketh again for his Father's favour 525 b. despairing thereof flyeth into Persia deceiving by the way the Basa of Sebastia and Erzirum 526 a. at the first well entertained by the Persian King 527 a. his Followers by the cunning of the fearful Persian dispersed and slain ib. b. he himself with his Sons imprisoned ib. b. his miserable estate in Prison 528 b. with his four Sons at the instance of his Father by the Persian strangled 529 a. Bajazer Bassa sent by Amurath against Mustapha the Rebel forsaken of his Souldiers yieldeth 173 a. upon a false surmise executed ib. b. Baldwin County of Edessa and Brother to Godfrey second King of Jerusalem 18 a. winneth Caesaria from the Infidels ib. a. overthroweth the Turks hard by Rama ib. a. besiegeth Ptolemais and in retiring thence is mortally wounded ib. b. besiegeth it again and hath it by composition yielded unto him ib. b. after many sharp Assaults winneth Berythus ib. b. taketh Sidon by Composition and in vain besiegeth Tyre ib. b. maketh an Expedition into Aegypt and near unto Laris dieth 19 a. Baldwin sirnamed Brugensis County of Edessa besiegeth Carras and there taken Prisoner after five years Captivity redeemeth himself 18 a. after the Death of Baldwin the First chosen King of Jerusalem and called Baldwin the Second 19 a. overthroweth the Turks and joyneth the Principality of Antioch to his own Kingdom 19 b. by Balac the Persian Sultan overthrown and taken Prisoner after eighteen Months Captivity for the ransom of 100000 Duckets set at liberty 20 b. in three notable Battels overthroweth the King of Damasco 20 b. Dieth 21 a. Baldwin the third of that name crowned King of Jerusalem 22 a. hardly distressed by Noradin the Turk ib. a. he fortifieth Gaza and taketh Ascalon by Composition 24 b. in a set Battel overthroweth Naradin the King of Damasco at the Castle of Sueta 25 b. falleth sick and dyeth ib. b. Baldwin the fourth of that name seventh King of Jerusalem 41 b. with a great slaughter overthroweth Saladin invading his Kingdom ib. b. putteth him with his great Army again to flight 42 b. resigneth the Government of his Kingdom to Guy Lusignan County of Joppa and Ascalon 43 a. sendeth Ambassadours unto the Christian Princes of the West and immediately after dyeth 443 b. 444 a. Baldwin the fifth of that name yet but a Boy was crowned eighth King of Jerusalem and within seven Months after dyeth 44 a. Baldwin County of Flanders and Henault chosen by the Latines Emperour of Constantinople and so solemnly crowned 59 a. subdueth Thracia and besiegeth Hadrianople ib. b. overthrown in a Battel by the Scythians and taken Prisoner is by the commandment of their barbarous King most cruelly put to death 60 a. Baldwin the second of that name fifth and last Emperour of the Latines in Constantinople 68 a. pawneth his Son unto the Bruges Merchants for money 79 a. flyeth out of the City of Constantinople being surprised by Alexius Strategopulus sent from Michael Paleologus the Greek Emperour 81 a. Balabanus sent by Mahomet against Scanderbeg 269 b. put to flight taketh divers of Scanderbegs best Captains Prisoners at Alchria 270 a. with his Army overthrown at Oronicheum the third time overthrown in the Battel at Sfetigrade 270 b. overthrown by Scanderbeg the fourth time in the Battel at Valcha 271 b. left by Mahomet to continue the Siege of Croia 273 a. slain ib. b. Barbarussa succeedeth his Brother Horruccius in the Kingdom of Algiers 429 b. his wonderful success ib. sent for by Solyman ib. b. envied in the Turks Court
Melechsares the Aegyptian Sultan determining to root out all the Christians in Syria and the Land of Palestine is by sudden death taken away 86 a. Melechsala Sultan of Damasco by the Treason of his Nobility dispossessed of his Kingdom 41 b. Mesites Bassa sent by Amurath to invade Transilvania 182 a. he with 20000 Turks more slain by Huniades 183 a. Meysberg's Regiment in mutiny 841 b. Michna's Souldiers defeated by Prince Alexanders Troops 935 a. flieth ib. a. sends an Ambassador to Prince Alexander ib. b. proclaimed Prince of Moldavia 936 b. Michael Ducas the Greek Emperour by Nicephorus Botoniates deposed of his Empire after he had reigned six years and six months 8. b. Michael Palaeologus flieth to the Sultan of Iconium 76 b. called home again by the Emperour Theodorus and made Great Constable 77 a. aspireth and by common consent made Tutor unto the young Emperour 78 b. himself proclaimed Emperour and crowned ib. b. by Alexius Caesar his Lieutenant surpriseth Constantinople 81 a. repaireth the decayed City ib. b. causeth the young Emperours Eyes to be put out 82 a. his Army ovâ—rthrown by the Turks in Paphlagonia ib. b. submitteth the Greek Church unto the Latine and for what cause 100 b. perswadeth his Subjects to accept of the alteration of their Religion and Ceremonies 101 a. raiseth Persecution in the Greek Church ib. a. hindered by domestical trouble hath no leisure to attend unto the danger arising from the Turks in Asia ib. a b. obscurely buried ib. b. Michael Cossi by Othoman taken Prisoner by him again set at Liberty 95 a. Father of the honourable Family of the Michael-Oglies among the Turks ib. a. discovereth unto Osman the Treason intended against him 98 a. enforced rather than perswaded by Othoman turneth Turk 100 a. Michael the young Emperour overthrown by the Catalonians and Turks in danger to have been taken 106 a. again overthrown by the Turks at Chersonesus 108 b. Michael Horwat by Amurath created Vayvod of Valachia 738 a. perswaded by the Transilvanian Prince revolteth from the Turks and killeth all the Turks and Iews in his Country 739 a. killeth one of the Turks proud Emirs with all his followers ib. b. doth the Turks great harm ib. b. suffereth the Turks Ambassadors unto the King of Polonia by his Subjects to be slain 744 a. spoileth the Turks Frontiers ib. a. yieldeth his obeysance again vnto the Turks yet refuseth to aid him against the Christians 669 a. weary of the Turk submitteth himself with his People to the Emperours protection 770 a. sacketh Nicopolis 774 b. with a great Army entereth into Transilvania 778 a. in a great battel overthroweth the Cardinal Bathor ib. b. sendeth his head for a Present to the Emperour ib. b. hath the Government of Transilvania by the Emperour confirmed unto him 783 a. receiveth Presents from the Turk ib. b. in a great battel overthroweth Sigismund the late Transilvanian Prince with the Vayvod of Moldavia 784 b. tyranniseth in Transilvania 785 a. enforced by the Transilvanians to fly craveth Aid of George Basta the Emperours Lieutenant in the upper Hungary ib. a. by Basta and the Transilvanians in a great battel overthrown at Mirislo 787 a. reconcileth himself to Basta ib. b. for fear of being betrayed unto the Polonians taketh his flight into the Mountains 788 a. by Zamoschie the Great Chancellor driven out of Valachia and another Vayvod there placed in his stead ib. b. submitteth himself unto the Emperour 796 a. returning into Valachia giveth Aid unto Basta against Sigismund the Transilvanian 796 b. having with Basâ—a driven the Prince out of Transilvania with great insolency useth his Victory ib. b. his presumptuous speech to Basta 797 a. suddenly slain in his own Tent ib. a. The Mingrelians manner of feasting 925 b. The Misery of the Captive Constantinopolitans 236 b. Mitylene yielded unto the Turk 248 a. Modon taken by the Turks 313 a. Moldavia invaded by the Turks and Tartars 908 b. Monsieur Laual a valiant Gentleman slain 867 b. Morat who then reigned by the Visier attempted to be made Sultan and Mustapha again deposed 974 a. Moravia spoiled by the rebellious Haiducks 863 a. The Morisques chase the Iews out of Pera 917 a. practise against the Christians ib. a. Moyses the Transilvanian Rebel overthrown by Basta flies with his Wife and all his Family to the Turks 815 b. entereth Transilvania with an Army 817 a. besiegeth the Town of Wisceburg and taketh it ib. b. winneth Claudinople 818 a. deceived by the Turks ib. b. putteth to flight the Valachians 818 b. by them overthrown and slain 819 a. Moyses Golemus corrupted revolteth unto the Turk 253 b. with an Army of the Turks by Mahomet sent into Epyrus against Scanderbeg 254 a. overcome and put to flight by Scanderbeg 255 a. contemned of the Turks flieth from Constantinople and again submitteth himself to Scanderbeg ib. b. he with divers others of Scanderbegs best Captains by Balabanus taken Prisoners and by Mahomet slain quick 270 b. Muhamat and Partau two of the Visier Bassa's by the insolent Ianizaries foulely intreated 559 b. Muhamet for fear of them for a time refraineth to come into the Divano 559 b. dissuadeth Selymus from the invading of Cyprus 567 b. as a secret Friend unto the Venetians putteth them in hope of Peace 580 a. cunningly dissuadeth Selymus from the massacring of the Christians by filling his Head with more necessary considerations â—00 b. strangely murthered 670 b. Muleasses King of Tunes cruel and unthankful 433 a. for fear of Barbarussa flieth out of Tunes ib. b. sumptuous in his fane 504 a. cometh to Charles the Emperour 445 a. his speech unto the Emperour ib. b. his behaviour ib. b. his Opinion concerning the present War 446 a. three things by him especially lamented in the spoil made by the Christians in the Castle of Tunes 450 a. fearing the coming of Barbarussa departeth from Tunes into Italy to crave aid of Charles the Emperour 503 b. shut out of his Kingdom in the mean time by his Son Amida 504 a. returneth into Africk to Guletta ib. a. going to Tunes is by the way overthrown taken Prisoner and hath his Eyes put out by his own unnatural Son 505 a. at the request of Touares is sent to Guletta 506 a. by Charles the Emperour seâ—t into Sicily there to be kept of the common charge ib. b. refuseth to kiss the Popes Foot ib. b. Murzufle by the tumultuous People created Emperour attempteth to burn the Venetian Fleet 57 a. with his own hands strangleth the young Prince Alexis ib. b. encourageth his Soldiers ib. b. being in despair flyeth 58 a. Musa Son to Bajazet the First his speech unto his Brother Mahomet 165 b. marrieth the Prince of Valachia's Daughter 166 a. in the absence of his Brother Solyman received at Hadrianople as King ib. a. goeth against his Brother Solyman ib. a. fighteth with his Brother Mahomet 167 b. his chief Captains revolt to Mahomet 169 a. taken and strangled ib. a. Musachius a
parlâ—y betwixt them of Famagusâ—a and the Turks Bragadâ—nus shamefully and horribly murthred by the faithless Bassa The forsworn Bassa tyranniseth upon the dead Body of Bâ—agadinus Theupolus hanged Nestor Martinengus by good fortune escapeth Cyprus lost The Tâ—rks arrive in Crete with a great Fleet The dâ—scrisption of Crete The Turks driven out of Crete A fair occasion let slip Dulcigno Antivari and Budua strong Towns of the Venetians upon the Coast of Epirus and Dalmatia yielded to the Turk Cowardise punished Curzola forsaken by the Men is defended by Women Selymus advertised of the League lately concluded betwixt the Christian Princes The Turks put into the Bay of Lepanto The Forces of the confederate Princes meet together at Messina Don Iohn of Austria Alexander Farnesius Prince of Parma The Venetians urge Battel Cornea and Serbello perswade the giving of Battel The confederates put their Fleet in order of Battel Six Galeâ—sses The Christian Fleet departeth from Messina to give the Turks Battel Mutius Tortona a Spaniard raiseth a Munity in the Fleet at Paxo Tortona and his Antient hanged Dissention betwixt Don Johâ— and Venâ—â—rius the Venetian Admiral Don John still beareth a Grudge against Venerius Barbadicus the Venetian Proveditor a notable Man. The Christian Fleet at Cephalenia Chiroche diswadeth the Bassaes from giving Battel unto the Christians Partau Bassa standeth indiffrent for giving or not giving Battel The Turks resolve to give the Christianâ— Battel Partau Bassa encourageth the Turks * Viz. Venice The Turks Fleet cometh out of the Gulf of Lepanto The Islands Echinades or Corzulares The number and order of the Turks fleet The great and notable Battel between the Turks and the Christians commonly called The Battel of Lepanto A terrible on set A dreadful and doubtful Fight between the two Admiral Gallies Venerius coming to the relief of Don John is encountred by Partau Bassa Venerius in danger Lauretanus and Malipetra slain The right Wing of the Turks Fleet sore gauled by the Galeasses A terrible Fight betwixt Chiroche and Barbadicus The death of Barbadicus Ciconia hardly beset and in danger to have been lost is relieved A hard fight betwixt Jo. Contarenus and Chiroche Châ—ro che slain and his Gally taken A hard and doubtful Battel A terrible fight betwixt Haly Bassa and Don John. Haly Bassa slain The Turks middle Battel discomfited Caracoza the famâ—us Pyrat slain The doubtful lying of John Andreas Auria with the right Wing of the Christian Fleeâ— Twelve of the Venetian Gallies taken by Uluzales A notable fight of the Knights of Malta Uluzales â—â—â—eth The Christians hardly pursue the flying Enemy The number of the Turks slain in the Battel of Lepanto diversly reported The surpassing beauty of the Admiral Gally The Greek that slew the Bassa honourably rewarded The number of the Christians slain in the Battel of Lepanto A general râ—joâ—â—ing especially in Venice 〈…〉 A witty and fit comparison made by a Turk to shew that the loss of Cyprus was greater than the lose of the Battel at Lepanto The spoil of the Enemy divided amongst the conâ—â—derates Muhamet Bassa cunningly disswadeth Selymus from so rigorous a resolution by filling his head with most necessary considerations Selymus repaired his Navy with all diligence possible The Christian Fleet dissolved Suppoto again recovâ—red by the Venetians Castra Novum in vain attempted by the Venetians Superantius relieveth Cataro and taketh a great Fort of the Turks Selymus sendeth out Uluzaleâ— with two hundred Gallies Uluzales a Renegate Christian and now the Turks Admiral Superaâ—tius hasteneth Don John. Don John in doubt whether to send aid to the Venetians or not He sendeth Lilly of Andrada with 22 Gallies The number and order os the Christian Fleet. The Christian Fleet and the Turks almost equal The Turk warily declineth Battel Uluzales meaning nothing lâ—ss yet makeâ—h shew of Battel The Turks politickly retire The Christians desirous of Battel go against the Turks The Turâ—s Fleet at Corona and the Christians at Cerigo John Don sendeth word to the Fleet to meet him at Zacynâ—â—thus Don John sendeth for thâ— Fleet to Cephalenia where he aâ—so saileth to meet them Don John commandeth the Fâ—eet to repaâ—â— unto him to Corcyra The Christian Fleet altogether at Corcyra seâ—teth forward again â—owards the Enemy The Christians offer the Turks Battel The description of the Bay of Modon John Don refuseth to follow the Counsâ—l of the Admiral The Castle of Modon in vain besieged by the Christians Mahomet slain The Prince of Parma in vain besiâ—geth Navarinum The weakness â—f the Turks Fleet The Venetians murmure against the Spaniards The Venetian Admiral perswadeth the Spaniards in no case to return from the Enemy Don John replied upon the Veneâ—ian Admiâ—al The Spaniards about to return without the knowledge of the Venetians Amida the exiled King of Tâ—nes craveth aid of Don John. The just judgment of God upon Amida the Iâ—te King of Tunes Mahomet Amida his Brother made King of Tunes and Vassal to the King of Spain The Venetians weary of the delayâ— and cross dealing of the Spaniard resolve to 〈◊〉 unto the Turks for Peace Selymus himself desirous of Peace Muhamet Bassa dealeth cunningly with the French Embassador soliciting the Peace in the behalf of the Venetians The Venetians send their Embassador of purpose to Constantinople to entreat a Peace A Peace concluded betweâ—n Selymus and the Venetians The Peace proclaimed at Venice The Peace by experience found profitable unto the Venetians Selymus chaseth Bogdanus out of Moldavia and placed John Vayvod in his stead John the Vayvod falleth into suspicion with Selymus and the Bassaes of the Court. The commanding Speech of the Turks Embassador to John the Vayvod The Speech of the Vayvod unto his Nobility and Subjects The answer of the Vayvod unto the Turks Embassador The Vayvod entertaineth the Polonian Cossacks Selymus sendeth his Forces against the Vayvod The Palatint with the Turks overthrown by the Vayvod The blunt answer of the Captain to the Vayvod Barbarous Cruelty The City of Brailovia taken by Vayvod and rased to the ground The Turks again overthrown by the Vayvod Selymus in doubt to have been thrust out of Valachia by the Vayvod The kind Speech of the Vayvod to Czarnieviche Czarnieviche hath secret conference with Peter the Palatines Broâ—her who cunningly pâ—rswadeth him to give the Turks passage Czarnieviche corrupted giveth the Turks leave quietly to pass over the River of Danubius Czarnieviche revolteth unto the Turks Traitors justly rewarded The Battel betwixt the Turks and the Moldaviant The Moldavians overthrown The Vayvod having fortified himself within the ruins of an old Town is besieged by the Turks The Vayvod shamefully and perfideously murthred by the Turks All Valachia made subject to the Turks The loss of Moldavia dangerous to Polonia Guletâ—a besieged by the Turks Guletta taken by the Turks The new Casâ—le besieged The notable answer of Serbellio The new Castle taken Tunes yielded to the Turks Selymus dieth Amurath takes upon him the
Tâ—rkish Empire the 25 th day of December in the year 1574. The description of Amurath He pacifieth the Ianizaries and augmenteth their priviledges He strangleth five of his Brethren A desperâ—te woman Russia invaded by the Turks Leon. Gorecius de Bell. 〈◊〉 Amurath 's Letters unto the Nobility of Polonia Stephen Vayvod of Transilvania upon the commendation of Amurath chosen King of Polonia The eleven Sons of Tamas the Persian King. Ismahel appointed by his Father to succeed him in the Kingdom Aidere aspireth to the Kingdom of Persia. Aider slain and his Head cast amongst his Favorites Ismahel saluted King. He murdereth eight of his yonger Brethren Ismahel suddenly murthered by the device of his Sister Periaconcona Amurath intentive to the stirs in Persia. Mahamet resolveth to take upon him the Persian Kingdom Mahamet proclaimed King of Persia. The Head of Periaconcona presented to Mahamet on a Lance. No assurance in the Turks League Ambition the Cause of the Persian War. * A Consultation holden amongst the Bassaes about the manner of the Invasion of Persia Vstres Bassa beginneth the Wars in Persia. The League betwixt Amurath the Turks Sultan and Stephen King of Polonia Mustapha Bassa made General of the Turks Army Mustapha cometh to Erzirum and there mustereth his Army Mustapha at Chars Mustapha cunningly encampeth his Army at Chielder Tocomac General of the Persians Mustapha commeth with his Battel to relieve his distressed People A Bulwark made of the Heads of the slain Persians The speech of Manucchiar to Mustapha The Answer of Mustapha A terrible Rain and Tempest Mustapha surveyeth his Army at Archichelec and lacketh forty thousand of his Men. The Turks Victuallers cut off by the Georgians Alessandro the Georgian sendeth Ambassadors to Mustapha Alessandro curteously entertained by Mustapha The Turks Army afflicted with Hunger Ten thousand of the Turks Forragers slain The Persians fly and in flying are many of them drowned in Canac The Resolute Answer of Mustapha to his tumultuous Souldiers Eight thousand Turks drowned in passing the River Famine in the Turks Host. The Turks Army refreshed Mustapha returneth out of Siruan Mustapha relieveth his distressed Garrison at Teflis The Misery of the Turks Army in passing the Straights of Georgia The Georgian Widow submitteth her self with her Son Alexander to Mustapha Mustapha cometh to Erzirum and dischargeth his Army Mustapha magnifieth his own Exploits to Amurath Ares Chan hanged at Sumachia Emanguli Chan taken and Genge sacked by the Tartarians Ere 's recovered by the Persians Sumachia besieged by the Persian Prince Sumachia yieldeth unto the Prince Abdilcheraâ— beloved of the Persian Queen Abdilcheraâ— slain in the Court. The Persian Queen made away Sahamal slain by Osman The Consultations of Amurath Mustapha careful to put in execution Amurath's command Manucchiar turneth Turk Alexander constant in his Religion Emanguli Chan taketh upon him the defence of Siruan Simon with Aliculi Chan sent for the Defence of Georgia The meeting together of the Turks Army at Erzirum Chars fortified in twenty three days space Snows at Chars in August Hassan Bassa sent with twenty thousand to the succour of Teflis The Persians assail the Turks and make of them a great slaughter The Persians overthrown and Aliculi Chan taken The Misery of the Turks in Garrison at Teflis Simon destroyed the rereward of Hassan's Army and taketh from him his Treasure Mustapha returneth to Erzirum and there dischargeth his Army Hassan Bassa rewarded for his good Service by Amurath Mustapha discharged of his Generalship and called home to Constantinople Sinan accuseth Mustapha to Amurath Io. Leuncla in supplement Annal. Tuâ—cicorum pag. 79. Mustapha by the Mediation of certain great Ladies appeaseth the displeasure of Amurath The strange Death of the great Visier Bassa Muhamet Sinan Bassa chosen General for the Persian War. The Persian King sendeth Maxut Chan his Ambassador to Amurath The Admonition of Sinan to the Persian Ambassador The Preparations of the Persian King against the Turks Sinan mustereth his Army at Erzirum Maxut Chan reporteth unto the King what he hath done and is for his good service by him rewarded Maxut Chan flyeth unto the Turks Sinan cometh to Teflis Sinan departeth from Teflis Seven thousand Turks slain by the Georgians and Persians Sinan derided of his Souldiers Sinan cometh to Erzirum and there breaketh up his Army Amurath circumciseth his eldest Son Mahomet Io. Leuâ—c sup Annal. Turc p. 82 Mahamet Bassa refuseth Battel offered by the Georgians and Persians The Turks discomfited and the Treasure and Corn taken by the Georgians and Persians Mahamet with his discomfited Army cometh to Teflis The Oration of Mahamet Bassa in the Castle of Teflis The Turks among themselves make a Purse of 30000 Duckets for the relief of the Garrison of Teflis Mahamet deviseth how to betray Mustapha the Georgian Mustaffa notably revengeâ—h himself of the Treachery intended against him by Mahamet the General The proud answer of Sinan to Amurath Sciaus Bassa made Visier in Sinan's Place Mahamet the Persian King resolveth to go to Heri against his Son Abas Mirize Mahamet cometh to Heri Abas Mirize by his Ambassadours purged of Treason The Ambassadours of Abas accuse Mirize Salmas the Visier Mirize Salmas the Visier found guilty of Treason and beheaded Ferat Bassa chosen General of the Army in Sinan's Place General Ferat departeth from Constantinople He cometh to Reivan Ferat in the space of fifteen days buildeth a Fort at Reivan 750 yards about Ferat cometh to Erzirum and there breaketh up his Army The Death of Hama Chadum Amurath's Mother Ferat raiseth a new Army The Persian King with a great Army cometh to Tauris Ferat cuteth down a thick Wood at Tomanis and buildeth a Fort upon the Straight The compass of the Castle built at Tâ—manis by Ferat Simon in danger to have been taken escapeth by a strange chance A wonderful dearth in the Turks Army at Triala The insolent speech of the mutinous Souldiers against Ferat their General The mutinous Souldiers again threaten their General The stout answer oâ— Ferat The Souldiers overthrow the Generals Tents and threaten to kill him Ferat at Ardachan breaketh up his Army The dangerous Passage from Reivan to Teflis secured unto the Turks Emir Chan having his Eyes put out dieth miserably in Prison Amurath sendeth for Osman into Siruan The Tartar King sendeth 12000 Tartars to lie in wait for to kill Osman Osman assaulted by 12000 Tartarâ— Osman overcometh the Tartars Osman strangleth Mahomet the Tartar King with his two Sons and placeth Islan his Brother in his stead Amurath demandeth Osmans Opinion concerning the Enterprise of Tauris Osman's Resolution Osman Bassa made chief Visier and General of the Army Io. Leunc sup Annal. Turcicorum pag. 91. A most barbarous outrage committed by Petrus Emus a Venetian The Villany discovered Amurath sendeth a Messenger to Venice to expostulate the Injury done unto his Subjects Petrus Emus beheaded Io. Leunc sup Annal. Turcicoruâ— pag. 92. Ramadan Bassa slain by the insolent Ianizaries
the Princes of Moldavia The Voyage of the Gallions of Florence against the Turks The Enterprise to take the Caravan of Egypt The Florentines meet with the Turks Fleet. The Turks assail the Gallions of Florence Five Turkish Gallies sunk The Turks put to flight The Florentines take a rich Ship of the Turks The Exploits of the Gallies of Malta and Naples A Venetian Ship taken The Christians Gallies go tâ— the Island of Lango Lango forced by the Christians An Enterprise upon Albania discovered by the Turks A Patriarch of Greece fleyd alive The Caravan of Aegypt arrives at Constantinople The Bassa's recompence that brought it The Turks are in fear of the Christians Gallies Grashoppers at Constantinople spoil the Country Violent Rain in the City A Persian Ambassador comes to Constantinople The Turks Army against the Persians The Death of Amurath Serder Severity of the Sultan The Persian offers Conditions of Peace and a Tribute The falsehood of a Turk punished by the Justice of God. Corinth taken and spoiled by the Knights of Malta The Ceremonies of the Daughters Marriage The Order of the Brides truss or moveables Wherein the Brides moveables consisted The Brides Slaves The Order of the Brides conducting to her Husband Emirs and their Priviledges The Death of the Sultans Daughter The Grand Seignior beats his Sultana A great Plague at Constantinople A Deruis seeketh to kill the Emperor The Funeral of the Lady Glover the Ambassador's Wife The Castle of Lango taken by the Florentines Courses of the Russians and Tartars upon the Turks Troubles in Moldavia A Polonian Ambassador arrested at Constantinople The Turk arms to invade Moldavia Cromstad besieged by Battori He demands Succours from the Turk and is betray'd Constantine Son to Ieremy enters the Government Stephen made Vayvod of Moldavia by the Turk Constantine's Answer to the Turks Aga. Constantine and Potosky taken Prisoners Stephen proclaimed Prince of Moldavia Constantinople afflicted with Grashoppers The Troubles of Transilvania Battari kills Nage Parties against Battori Division of the People of Transilvania All the three Nations against Battori Battori sends an Ambassador to the Emperour Matthias Cruelty of Battori Gabor and the Turk press Battori The Miseries and Despair of Battori Battori slain by his own Souldiers Bethlem Gabor made Prince of Transilvania by the Turk A Persian Ambassador comes to Constantinople The Sultan enters in state into Constantinople The Order how his Houshold marched Pages chosen amongst the fairest for the Sultans Pleasure A largess of the Persian Ambassador when as the Sultan past The Persians Presents to the Turk The Chimacham put from his Place The Emperor Matthias sends an Ambassador to Constantinople The malice and falshood of the Turks Troubles in the Realm of Fez and Morocco The beginning of the Xerifs of Fez and Morocco The Children of the Xerif grow potent They kill the King of Morocco The King of Fez begins to fear them The King of Fez besiegeth Morocco and is defeated Quarrels betwixt the Xerifs and the eldest taken by his Brother The Xerifs assault the King of Fez. Cidan and Kequi Brethren expell one another A Prophecy invented by Kequi and preached by religious Turks Abdalla defeated and slain notwithstanding his false Prophecies The miraculous King of Mauritania Cydan King of Fez overthrown A great Drought and Sterility at Algier Processions of the Turks The devout Prayers of the Christians obtain rain A Capuchen of Florence in captivity at Tunes He dies gloriously for the faith An enterprize of four slaves They are discover'd They defend themselves and kill many The Captain cruelly executed The United Estates send an Ambassadour to Constantinople Presents sent from the United Estates to the Turk A League betwixt the Turk and the Hollanders The Morisques chase the Jews out of Pera. The Practices of the Morisques against the Christians of Pera. The Turks Army for Transilvania A Question for the Patriarchship of Constantinople The Enterprise of the Great Duke of Tuscany upon Agliman The number of the Dukes Gallies and the Commanders They land at Ieronda The state of the Fort of Agliman The Christians land at Agliman The Description of Agliman The Fortifications of the place The Order given to assault the â—ort The Turks come from their Gallies to charge the Christians The Turks retire to their Towers and Walls The Commissary of the Knights of St. Stephen slain A bloody Combat within the Fort. The Christians get the Victory Agliman ruined The Voyage of the Gallies of Sicily in the Levant They set upon the Turkish Gallies Sigismund Battori Prince of Transilvania dies at Prague The Turks threaten War in Hungary A great Plague at Constantinople All the Dogs sent out of Constantinople The care of the Turks to win Men to their Religion A severe Punishment of a Drunkard The Sultan admonisheth the Transilvanians to obey Bethlem Emir Facardin abandoned Sidon Emir retires to Florence The great Duke receives him courteously A horrible tempest in the Mediterranean Sea. A conspiracy against the Visier Nassuf The King of Persia's cruelty against the Armenians The fall of Nassufs fortune The fall of Nassufs Fortune The beginning and progress of Nassufs Fortune He is made Governour of Mesopotamia Nassuf made Grand Visier and General of the Army He forceth the Persian to a Peace The Sultan resolves to be rid of him and concludes his Ruin. Nassufs Throat cut An insolent Favorite continues little The Treasures of Nassuf Another Discourse of Nassufs Death Letters from the Sultan to the Emperour The Emperours answer to the Turk The Turks Courses in Hungary The Estates of Bohemia Austria Stiria and others The Resolution of the Estates The Designs of Bethlem upon divers places He receives Forces from the Turk and besiegeth Lippa The Sultan causeth a Platform to be made at Constantinople Certain Jesuits go to Mingrelia or Cholcos The Shipwrack of certain Gallies A Peace betwixt the Turks and the Georgians The Salutation of the Georgians The Reception of the Jesuits by a Prince of Asia The Custom of the Mingrelians at their Feasts The History of Sultan Iacaia hâ—ld by many to be Emperour Achmat's Brother His Mother was a Christian She passeth out of Asia into Europe She discovers her self and him to an Archbishop Iacaia becomes a Christian. He joyns with the Rebels of Asia The Rebels defeated and Iacaia wounded He sends to Constantinople and corrupted the Visier Iacaia in danger of his life at Cracovia He retires to Prague to the Emperour He comes to Florence to the great Duke of Tuscany He maketh a Voyage into the Levant in the Duke's Gallions Iacaia goes to Naples and Millan He comes to Rome Tyrannies of Stephano The Noblemen revolt against Stephano Prince Alexander called into Moldavia by the Boyers The fort of Cochina yielded unto Prince Alexander Fifteen hundred Tartarians defeated by the Cossacks Deputies sent from the Moldavians to Prince Alexander The General of Stephano's Artillery resolves to betray him A second Defeat of Stephano's Tartarians A
thousand of Stephano's Horse defeated Prince Visnouisky incourageth his Souldidiers The disposition of the two Armies The Battel betwixt Prince Alexander and the Vayvod Stephano Stephano's Army defeated The flight of Stephano Alexander proclaimed Prince of Moldavia Ambassadors sent by Prince Alexander to the Grand Seignior Prince Alexander's Ambassadors put to Death by Stephano Stephano returns into Moldavia The Inhabitants of Horreova defeated with the Tartarians Stephano defeated the second time A false Alarm given to Alexander An Ambassador from Prince Alexander to Prince Michna Alexander's Ambassador put in Prison by the Bassa Prince Alexander sends an Ambassador to Bethlem Gabor Prince Visâ—â—uisky poisoned by a Priest. Skinder Bassa comes with an Army against Prince Alexander Stephano's men defeated by the Cossacks A Defeat of Turks at Vassâ—lloy The Bassa's Kinsman taken Eight hundred of Prince Alexander's men slain by their Hosts for their Insolencies Prince Alexander retires to Cochina Succours come to Prince Alexander Some of them defeated Jesuits at Constantinople accused They are imprisoned The Turk commands all the Christians to be slain A Tumulâ— at Pera. The Jesuits set at Liberty Michna fears to fight with the Polonians The Bassa and Stephano defeated at Cochina Flight of the Bassa and Stephano Prince Coresky marries with the Princess Alexandrina A Defeat of 400 of Michna's men Prince Michna and Stephano fly from Bonza Prince Alexander refuseth the Estate of Valachia Michna sends an Ambassador to Prince Alexander Fifteen hundred Tartarians defeated by Troianoâ—key The Inhabitants of Horreova revolt the second time Hebraim Bassa writes to Prince Alexander Stephano in disgrace with the Sultan Stephano carried to Constantinople and turns Turk Michna proclaimed Prince of Moldavia The Treachery of the General of Polonia The Cossacks mutiny and leave Prince Alexander Bicho General of Prince Alexander's Army forsakes him treacherously Prince Alexander's Answer to Prince Michna A Challenge sent to Prince Coresky from the Turks General A Combat betwixt Tischeuich and the General of the Turks Army The Princes of Polonia environed by their Enemies The Princes Army summoned to yield A brave retreat made by Tischevich The Princes taken Prisoners and carried to Constantinople Prince Coreskie being disguised is discovered The courses of the Florentine Gallies The Turkish Gallies taken by the Florentines Deputies meet at Vienna to confirm the Peace betwixt the Emperour and the Turk Articles touching the differences of the Peace Prince Coreskie's Wife carried into Tartaria Iaques seeks out Coreskie He returns into Tartary Prince Coreskie's Wife redeemed from the Tartarians A Chiaus sent from Constantinople to Paris The cause of the Voyage The Estate of the Turks Empire this Year He entertains four Armies The Turks complain to the Venetians of the Vscoques Spoils The beginning of the Vscoques Enemies to all Art and Industry They rob the Turks and Jews trafficking to Venice They spoil the Turks Country and the Venetians Death of Achmat. The Disposition of Sultan Achmat. Mustapha advanced to the Empire Deposed again The generous Resolution of Prince Coreskie A Device to free Prince Coreskie from Prison Prince Coreskie escapes out of Prison The French Ambassador's men tortured by the Turks The French Ambassador imprisoned by the Turks The Ambassador set at liberty Prince Coreskie escapes from Constantinople The French King sends to Constantinople The Turk sends an Ambassador into France His Letter to the French King. A Battel betwixt the Turks and the Persians A Peace concluded betwixt them A Comet seen over Constantinople * Hutbeh is a Prayer only for the Prosperity of the King. Bethlem Gaboâ— undertakes to succour the Bohemians with the Turks consent Bethlem Gabor takes many Towns in Hungary Propositions made by the Transilvanians and Hungarians to the Bohemians A League betwixt the Prince of Transilvania Bohemians and Hungarians An Assembly of the Estates of Hungary at Neuheusal Bethlem Gabor proclaimed King of Hungary A Vision seen at Medina Talnabi A Deruice Speech unto the Turks The Dervice put to death for his Speech Casparo made Vayvod of Moldavia He is in disgrace and flies into Polonia The Turks preparation to Arms. Manfredonia taken by the Turks Iuisa taken by the Turks The greatness of the Turks Empire A Turkish Prophecy The Exposition of their Prophecy Description of Constantinople Attendants upon the Grand Seignior The chief Officers of his House The Sultan's dumb Men. A Seraglio of young Men. They that carry his Lance. The Sultan's Eunuchs The Sultan's Seraglio of Women The estate of his Concubines His Guard Foot-men and Porters The Turks Government The Turks Iustice. The Grand Visier The Beglerbergs and Sanzacks The Great Turks Forces The Timariots The Spahi The Caripices and Spachoglans The Salichtari The Olofagi The Ianizaries and their Breeding The Aiamoglani The Ich-Oglâ—ni The Ianizaries Acovizes Azapi Topagi and Iebegi The Chiaus The Turks Discipline in their Armies The Turks Revenues The Laws whereby the Turks are governed The Mufâ—i The Cadilesquiri The Mulli Nuderisi and Cadi The Naipi The Hogi Calfi and Sosti The Turks Religion The disposition of the Turks The cause of the War between the King of Poland and the Grand Seignior The preparation of the Grand Seignior for the War with the King of Poland The beginning of the War with the King of Poland The losses in the Turkish and Polish Armies The Grand Seignior inraged that the Emperour had sent Aids to the Pole. The Grand Seignior changeth his Mind of making War against the Emperour The Grand Seignior married Secret order to make War upon the Emperour His Majesty of Great Britains Ambassador arrived at the Port. His Majesties Letter to the Grand Seignior The Grand Seigniors Answer The Polish Ambassador expected at the Port. The Grand Seigniors Letter to his Majesty of great Britain (a) Viceroys (b) Presidents (c) Judges The Grand Seignior desirous of Peace with the Polack The Janizaries mutiny against the Grand Seignior The great Visier slain by the Janizaries The Janizaries demand Mustapha Daout Bassa strangleth Sultan Osman in Prison * Morat The Grand Seignior's Design to conquer Europe â—â—sâ—rvatiâ—â—â— upon 〈◊〉 an â—sman The English Ambassadors Advice to Delauir Bassa The Bassa's Reply A practise to murther the Brethren of Sultan Osman The Polish Ambassador approcheth upon the Confines and writeth to the dead Visier The Prince Coreskie strangled in Prison The Visier attempteth to set up Morat the Brother of Osman and to depose Mustapha The Prince of Transilvania's Ambassador arrived at the Port. The Poland Ambassador arriveth at the Port. The Janizaries assault the Houses of the Christian Consuls at Smirna The Grand Seigniors Treasure exhausted An Ambassador from the Great Duke of Muscovy arrived at the Port. The Great Visier practiseth to put Daout Bassa to Death 1623 Some of the Capitulations of Peace altered by the Turks The Souldiers still continue in their Fury The Ambassadors of the Prince of Transilvania departed from the Port. The Bassa of Arzirum in Rebellion Constantinople the Seat of the